Device-empowered radio resource selection
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsRobert Novak, William Gage
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for mitigating interference between wireless access points (APs). A user equipment (UE) device uses a first set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a first AP and a second set of radio resources to wirelessly communicate with a second AP. The UE device then uses the first and second radio resources to communicate cooperation data between the first and second access points to mitigate interference thereinbetween.
Claims14
A system for managing radio resources to mitigate interference between wireless access points, comprising:
- a first access point and a second access point, wherein the first and second access points are operable to communicate to a plurality of user equipment devices;
- the first access point using a first set of radio resources to enable a user equipment device of the plurality of user equipment devices to wirelessly communicate with the first access point;
- the second access point using a second set of radio resources to enable the user equipment device to wirelessly communicate with the second access point;
- the first set of radio resources to communicate cooperation data between the first access point and the user equipment device;
- the second set of radio resources to communicate cooperation data between the second access point and the user equipment device;
- the first access point communicates an indication of a set of available resources to the user equipment device;
- the user equipment device selects a radio resource assignment from the set of available resources, wherein the first set of radio resources is in accordance with the selected radio resource assignment;
- and the user equipment device communicates the selected radio resource assignment to the second access point for interference avoidance.
A method for managing radio resources to mitigate interference between wireless access points within a wireless network comprising a first access point and a second access point, the first and second access points being operable to communicate to a plurality of user equipment devices, the method comprising:
- enabling the first access point to use a first set of radio resources to enable a user equipment device to wirelessly communicate with the first access point;
- enabling the second access point to use a second set of radio resources to enable the user equipment device to wirelessly communicate with the second access point;
- communicating, via the first set of radio resources, cooperation data between the first access point and the user equipment device;
- communicating, via the second set of radio resources, cooperation data between the second access point and the user equipment device;
- communicating, via the first access point, an indication of available resources to of the user equipment device;
- selecting a radio resource assignment from the set of available resources, wherein the first set of radio resources is in accordance with the selected radio resource assignment;
- and the user equipment device communicating the selected radio resource assignment to the second access point for interference avoidance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.