Method and system for mitigating interference between a plurality of femtocells utilizing transmission deferral

A femtocell, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• process a parameter of a neighboring femtocell to detect for a presence of an interfering signal that interferes with a cellular signal transmitted between the femtocell and a cellular enabled communication device;
• and
• delay transmission of the cellular signal when the interfering signal is present for a first time period;
• and
• a cellular transceiver configured to transmit the cellular signal when the interference signal is not present for a second time period after the first time period expires,
• wherein the processor is further configured to detect whether a data packet transmitted in the cellular signal was lost after the second time period expires, and wherein the processor and the cellular transceiver are further configured to repeat the delaying and the transmitting when the data packet is lost.

A network, comprising:

• a plurality of cellular enabled communication devices configured to transmit and receive data via the network;
• a plurality of femtocells, a femtocell from among the plurality of femtocells being configured to:
• process a parameter from a neighboring femtocell from among the plurality of femtocells to detect for a presence of an interfering signal that interferes with a cellular signal transmitted between the femtocell and the plurality of cellular enabled communication devices,
• delay transmission of the cellular signal when the interfering signal is present for a first time period, and
• transmit the cellular signal when the interference signal is not present for a second time period after the first time period expires;
• and
• a base station configured to enable cellular communication between the plurality of cellular enabled communication devices and the plurality of femtocells via the network,
• wherein the femtocell is further configured to detect whether a data packet transmitted in the cellular signal was lost after the second time period expires and to repeat the delaying and the transmitting if a lost data packet is detected.