System and method for providing interference characteristics for interference mitigation

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a first wireless device, characteristic data identifying at least one characteristic of an interfering signal associated with a second wireless device, the characteristic data received from a first network node providing telecommunications services to the first wireless device;
• using, by the first wireless device, the characteristic data comprising the at least one characteristic to form an estimate of some characteristic related to the interfering signal;
• and
• mitigating, by the first wireless device, the interfering signal intended for the second wireless device based on the estimate of some characteristic related to the interfering signal;
• wherein the characteristic data indicates one or more transmission modes that may be associated with the interfering signal.

A first wireless device, comprising:

• at least one memory storing executable instructions;
• and
• at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory, the at least one processor operable to execute the instructions to cause the first wireless device to:
• receive characteristic data identifying at least one characteristic of an interfering signal intended for a second wireless device, the characteristic data received from a network node providing telecommunications services to the first wireless device;
• use the characteristic data comprising the at least one characteristic to form an estimate of some characteristic related to the interfering signal;
• and
• mitigate, by the first wireless device, the interfering signal intended for the second wireless device based on the estimate of some characteristic related to the interfering signal,
• wherein the characteristic data indicates one or more transmission modes that may be associated with the interfering signal.