Incremental interference cancelation capability and signaling

A method of wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving, at a base station, a current interference cancelation capability report from a mobile device served by the base station;
• determining communication conditions of the mobile device in relation to the base station;
• and
• modifying the communication conditions based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, including signaling the mobile device to deactivate one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities from a set of active groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein the one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities signaled for deactivation are determined based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, and wherein the groups in the set of active groups are part of a plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein each interference cancelation capability of a plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device is included in at least one group of the plurality of groups, and wherein the plurality of groups is grouped based on a characteristic of each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device, such that each group of the plurality of groups represents a different characteristic of the interference cancelation capabilities.

An apparatus configured for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for determining, by a mobile device, operating conditions of the mobile device;
• means for grouping a plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device into a plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities is included in at least one group of the plurality of groups, wherein the grouping is based on a characteristic of each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities, such that each group of the plurality of groups represents a different characteristic of the interference cancelation capabilities;
• means for deactivating, by the mobile device, one or more groups from the plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities;
• and
• means for reporting, by the mobile device, a current interference cancelation capability to a base station, wherein the current interference cancelation capability c comprises a set of active groups from the plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities remaining active after execution of the means for deactivating.

An apparatus of wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving, at a base station, a current interference cancelation capability report from a mobile device served by the base station;
• means for determining communication conditions of the mobile device in relation to the base station;
• and
• means for modifying the communication conditions based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, including means for signaling the mobile device to deactivate one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities from a set of active groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein the one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities signaled for deactivation are determined based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, and wherein the groups in the set of active groups are part of a plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein each interference cancelation capability of a plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device is included in at least one group of the plurality of groups, and wherein the plurality of groups is grouped based on a characteristic of each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device, such that each group of the plurality of groups represents a different characteristic of the interference cancelation capabilities.

A computer program product for wireless communications in a wireless network, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:
• program code to determine, by a mobile device, operating conditions of the mobile device;
• program code to group a plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device into a plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities is included in at least one group of the plurality of groups, and wherein the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities is grouped based on a characteristic of each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities, such that each group of the plurality of groups represents a different characteristic of the interference cancelation capabilities;
• program code to deactivate, by the mobile device, one or more groups from the plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities;
• and
• program code to report, by the mobile device, a current interference cancelation capability to a base station, wherein the current interference cancelation capability comprises a set of active groups from the plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities remaining active after execution of the program code to deactivate.

A computer program product for wireless communications in a wireless network, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:
• program code to receive, at a base station, a current interference cancelation capability report from a mobile device served by the base station;
• program code to determine communication conditions of the mobile device in relation to the base station;
• and
• program code to modify the communication conditions based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, including program code to signal the mobile device to deactivate one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities from a set of active groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein the one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities signaled for deactivation are determined based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, and wherein the groups in the set of active groups are part of a plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein each interference cancelation capability of a plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device is included in at least one group of the plurality of groups, and wherein the plurality of groups is grouped based on a characteristic of each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device, such that each group of the plurality of groups represents a different characteristic of the interference cancelation capabilities.

An apparatus configured for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured:
• to determine, by a mobile device, operating conditions of the mobile device;
• to group a plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device into a plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities is included in at least one group of the plurality of groups, wherein the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities is grouped based on a characteristic of each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities, such that each group of the plurality of groups represents a different characteristic of the interference cancelation capabilities;
• to deactivate, by a mobile device, one or more groups from the plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities;
• and
• to report, by the mobile device, a current interference cancelation capability to a base station, wherein the current interference cancelation capability comprises a set of active groups from the plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities remaining active after deactivation.

An apparatus configured for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured:
• to receive, at a base station, a current interference cancelation capability report from a mobile device served by the base station;
• to determine communication conditions of the mobile device in relation to the base station;
• and
• to modify the communication conditions based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, including to signal the mobile device to deactivate one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities from a set of active groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein the one or more active groups of interference cancelation capabilities signaled for deactivation are determined based, at least in part, on the current interference cancelation capability report, and wherein the groups in the set of active groups are part of a plurality of groups of interference cancelation capabilities, wherein each interference cancelation capability of a plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device is included in at least one group of the plurality of groups, and wherein the plurality of groups is grouped based on a characteristic of each interference cancelation capability of the plurality of interference cancelation capabilities of the mobile device, such that each group of the plurality of groups represents a different characteristic of the interference cancelation capabilities.