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US 9,288,690 B2Granted
Apparatus for clustering cells using neighbor relations
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsStefan Brueck, Armin Dekorsy
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Abstract
An apparatus operable in a communication system is described. The apparatus includes means for receiving a neighbor relation message from another apparatus. The apparatus also includes means for generating cluster information based on the neighbor relation message. The apparatus further includes means for transmitting the cluster information to the other apparatus.
Claims34
An apparatus operable in a communication system, comprising:
- means for receiving a neighbor relation message from a second apparatus, the neighbor relation message comprising neighbor cell information, the neighbor cell information indicating rankings, by the second apparatus, of other apparatuses configured to provide cells/sectors;
- means for determining a plurality of cells/sectors to form a cooperative multipoint cluster that is cell-specific based on the rankings indicated in the neighbor cell information, wherein the cooperative multipoint cluster includes a first cell/sector of the second apparatus and a second cell/sector of a third apparatus;
- means for generating cluster information, wherein the cluster information indicates the determined plurality of cells/sectors;
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- means for transmitting the cluster information to the second apparatus and the third apparatus such that the second apparatus and the third apparatus operate the first cell/sector and the second cell/sector cooperatively to communicate with a UE.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
- receive a neighbor relation message from a second apparatus, the neighbor relation message comprising neighbor cell information, the neighbor cell information indicating rankings, by the second apparatus, of other apparatuses configured to provide cells/sectors,
- determine a plurality of cells/sectors to form a cooperative multipoint cluster that is cell-specific based on the rankings indicated in the neighbor cell information, wherein the cooperative multipoint cluster includes a first cell/sector of the second apparatus and a second cell/sector of a third apparatus,
- generate cluster information, wherein the cluster information indicates the determined plurality of cells/sectors, and
- transmit the cluster information to the second apparatus and the third apparatus such that the second apparatus and the third apparatus operate the first cell/sector and the second cell/sector cooperatively communicate with a UE using the first cell/sector and the second cell/sector.
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A method operable by an apparatus, comprising:
- receiving, by the apparatus, a neighbor relation message from a second apparatus, the neighbor relation message comprising neighbor cell information, the neighbor cell information indicating rankings, by the second apparatus, of other apparatuses configured to provide cells/sectors;
- determining, by the apparatus, a plurality of cells/sectors to form a cooperative multipoint cluster that is cell-specific based on the rankings indicated in the neighbor cell information, wherein the cooperative multipoint cluster includes a first cell/sector of the second apparatus and a second cell/sector of a third apparatus;
- generating, by the apparatus, cluster information, wherein the cluster information indicates the determined plurality of cells/sectors;
- and
- transmitting the cluster information to the second apparatus and the third apparatus such that the second apparatus and the third apparatus operate the first cell/sector and the second cell/sector cooperatively to communicate with a UE.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable code, comprising code for:
- causing an apparatus to receive a neighbor relation message from a second apparatus, the neighbor relation message comprising neighbor cell information, the neighbor cell information indicating rankings, by the second apparatus, of other apparatuses configured to provide cells/sectors;
- causing the apparatus to determine a plurality of cells/sectors to form a cooperative multipoint cluster that is cell-specific based on the rankings indicated in the neighbor cell information, wherein the cooperative multipoint cluster includes a first cell/sector of the second apparatus and a second cell/sector of a third apparatus;
- causing the apparatus to generate cluster information, wherein the cluster information indicates the determined plurality of cells/sectors;
- and
- causing the apparatus to transmit the cluster information to the second apparatus and the third apparatus such that the second apparatus and the third apparatus operate the first cell/sector and the second cell/sector cooperatively to communicate with a UE.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.