RU2471309C2 - Control of noise in sector based on sector-to-sector working characteristic - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: information technologies.

SUBSTANCE: as an example, accumulation of resource usage messages (RUM) in a sector of a mobile AN may be based at least partially on a metrics of a working characteristic of this sector compared to such on one or several adjacent sectors. At least in one aspect metrics of the working characteristic for multiple sectors of the mobile AN may be aggregated, and intensity of RUM accumulation for each sector is determined on the basis of the aggregated metrics. Intensities of accumulation may be additionally periodically updated, if a sector and/or aggregated metrics of the mobile AN change. Accordingly, accumulation and usage of RUM messages are based on a sector-to-sector fairness, in order to optimise general quality of wireless communication service for a mobile AN.

EFFECT: new solutions for a problem related to control of a noise signal, since new technologies of mobile communication are implemented.

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Description

This patent application claims the priority of provisional patent application US No. 61/028497, entitled ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS FOR INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT MESSAGING WITH INTER-SECTOR FAIRNESS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK (Adaptive Algorithms for Interchange Sector Inter-Sector Accessibility over Wireless Networks), filed February 13, 2008, assigned to the assignee of the present invention and hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference.

Link to simultaneously pending patent applications

This patent application is related to the following concurrently pending U.S. patent applications:

"PREAMBLE DESIGN FOR A WIRELESS SIGNAL" in the name of Aamod Khandekar et al., Attorney case number 080269, filed simultaneously, assigned to the assignee of the present invention and hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference;

"PREAMBLE DESIGN FOR A WIRELESS SIGNAL" in the name of Aamod Khandekar et al., Attorney's Case No. 080278U1, filed simultaneously, assigned to the assignee of the present invention and hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference;

"PREAMBLE DESIGN FOR A WIRELESS SIGNAL" in the name of Aamod Khandekar et al., Attorney's Case No. 080278U2, filed simultaneously, assigned to the assignee of the present invention and hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference;

"PREAMBLE DESIGN FOR A WIRELESS SIGNAL" in the name of Aamod Khandekar et al., Attorney Case No. 080278U3, filed simultaneously, assigned to the assignee of the present invention and hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference;

"BACKHAUL SIGNALING FOR INTERFERENCE AVOIDANCE" in the name of Aamod Khandekar et al., Attorney case number 080694, filed simultaneously, assigned to the assignee of the present invention and hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY

The following generally relates to wireless communications and more specifically to providing inactive mode mobility management for multiple mobile communications environments.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Wireless communication systems are widely used to provide various types of communication content, such as voice content, data content, etc. Typical wireless communication systems may be multiple access systems capable of communicating with many users by sharing available system resources (e.g., frequency band, transmit power). Examples of such systems may include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems, and the like.

In general, multiple access wireless communication systems can simultaneously support communication for many mobile devices. Each mobile device can communicate with one or more base stations using transmissions on the forward and reverse links. A forward link (or downlink) refers to a communication channel from a base station to mobile devices, and a reverse link (or uplink) refers to a communication channel from mobile devices to base stations. In addition, communication between mobile devices and base stations can be established through systems with one input and one output (SISO), systems with multiple inputs and one output (MISO), systems with multiple inputs and multiple outputs (MIMO), etc. .

One important aspect of mobile communication technology is the management of interference between transmitters. A typical cell of a cellular telephone network node, for example, uses a plurality of base stations with transceivers to communicate with user terminals within the cell. The base station transmission area is usually (partially) overlapped, so an individual receiver often receives several overlapping signals at a given point in time. Accordingly, in such receivers, as a result, there is interference from the signal, potentially reducing the signal purity and communication quality of the cell if it remains uncorrected.

Many mechanisms exist to reduce intra-node interference. Some suggest the use of MISO and MIMO transceivers, which can tolerate higher levels of interference due to improved signal analysis at the receiver. The latest modulation techniques, such as multi-carrier orthogonal modulation (for example, as used in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing [OFDM]), can effectively reduce signal interference. OFDM uses orthogonal subcarrier frequencies to significantly reduce crosstalk between carrier signals. Another method involves making a request to reduce the transmit power of the dominant interference source on one or more channel resources. If the transmit power of the interference source is maintained in an acceptable range, then overlapping signals on the channel resource can often be allowed at the receiver.

However, mobile communication systems are in a constant state of change as new research and technology opens up. Architectural changes in mobile communications technology are being implemented to increase data rates, frequency bands, or to improve data transfers. The interference problem usually needs to be reviewed for each new technology to determine if the balance provided by previous interference control mechanisms will be upset. Thus, the control of the signal-interference is a constant problem requiring new solutions, since new mobile communication technologies are being implemented.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following is a simplified summary of one or more aspects to provide a basic understanding of such aspects. This brief description is not an exhaustive overview of all the aspects considered, and is not intended to identify key or critical elements of all aspects, nor to outline the scope of any one or all aspects. Its sole purpose is to present in a simplified form certain principles of one or more aspects as an introduction to the more detailed description that is presented later.

The disclosure of an object of the invention provides interference management for a mobile wireless access network (AN) based on performance metrics with respect to AN sectors. Performance metrics can include various Quality of Service (QoS) parameters, such as average data rate, median data rate, satisfaction of guaranteed bit rate, and / or the like. The accumulation of resource utilization messages (RUM) in a sector can be based, at least in part, on the performance metric for that sector compared to one or more neighboring sectors. In at least one aspect, performance metrics of multiple sectors can be aggregated, and the RUM accumulation rate for each sector is determined based on the aggregated metric. The accumulation rate can be time-controlled and change if the sector and / or aggregated metrics change. Accordingly, the accumulation and use of RUM messages is based on intersectoral fairness in order to optimize the average transmission quality of the mobile AN sector.

In one or more aspects, a method for organizing a mobile communications management is disclosed. The method may include the step of obtaining, in the mobile AN sector, a performance metric for at least one neighboring sector. In addition, the method may comprise the step of implementing intersectoral fairness of resource utilization based, at least in part, on the performance metrics of the neighboring sector (s).

In accordance with other aspects, a device is provided that controls wireless communications. The device may comprise a data acquisition unit that receives, in the mobile AN sector, a performance metric of at least one neighboring sector. In addition, the device may comprise a control module that implements intersectoral fairness of resource utilization based, at least in part, on the performance metric of the neighboring sector (s). Additionally, the device may comprise a storage device storing data of one or more obtained performance metrics, instructions for processing units of the device or results of processing operations, and a processor that executes instructions of processing units stored in the storage device to perform device functions.

In one or more aspects, a device in a configuration with the ability to control mobile communications is disclosed. The device may comprise means for obtaining, in the mobile AN sector, performance metrics for at least one neighboring sector. In addition, the device may comprise means for realizing intersectoral fairness of resource utilization based, at least in part, on a second performance metric of the neighboring sector (s).

In accordance with other aspects, a processor in a configuration with the ability to control mobile communications is disclosed. The processor may comprise a first module that obtains, in the mobile AN sector, the performance metric of the at least one neighboring sector. In addition, the processor may comprise a second module that implements intersectoral fairness of resource utilization based, at least in part, on the performance metric of the neighboring sector (s).

In addition to the foregoing, a computer-readable medium is provided comprising computer-readable instructions in a configuration with the ability to control mobile communications. The commands may be executable by at least one computer in order to obtain, in the mobile AN sector, a performance metric for at least one neighboring sector. Additionally, the instructions may be executable by at least one computer to implement intersectoral fairness of resource utilization based at least in part on the metric of operational characteristics of the neighboring sector (s).

According to one or more further aspects, a method for facilitating wireless communication is disclosed. The method may include the step of obtaining a wireless (OTA) transmission, which comprises a signal characteristic metric of the mobile base station. The method may further comprise the step of promoting intersectoral fairness of the fairness of the use of the resource, at least in part, by sending the metrics of the signal characteristics to the serving mobile base station.

In accordance with other aspects, an access terminal (AT) is provided. The AT may comprise a receiver that receives a first OTA transmission containing a signal characteristic metric of the mobile base station. The AT may further comprise a routing module that facilitates intersectoral fairness of resource utilization, at least in part, by wirelessly transmitting signal metrics to the serving mobile base station. In addition, the AT may comprise a storage device that stores data and processing units for the AT, and a processor that executes instructions of the processing unit to perform AT functions.

In yet further aspects, a device is disclosed that facilitates wireless communications. The device may comprise means for obtaining a first OTA transmission comprising a signal characteristic metric of a mobile base station. The device may further comprise means for facilitating intersectoral fairness of resource utilization, at least in part, by wirelessly transmitting the metrics of the signal characteristics to a serving mobile base station. Additionally, the device may comprise means for storing data and processing units for the device, and processing means that executes instructions of the processing unit to perform device functions.

In at least one aspect, a processor in a configuration is provided with the ability to facilitate wireless communications. The processor may comprise a first module that receives an OTA transmission containing a signal characteristic metric of the mobile base station. Additionally, the processor may comprise a second module that implements intersectoral fairness of resource utilization, at least in part, by sending the metric of the signal characteristic to the serving mobile base station.

In accordance with one or more other aspects, a computer-readable medium is disclosed comprising computer-readable instructions in a configuration capable of facilitating wireless communication. The commands are executable by at least one computer in order to receive an OTA transmission containing a signal metric of a signal of a mobile base station. Additionally, the commands are executable by at least one computer to implement intersectoral fairness of resource utilization, at least in part, by sending the metrics of the signal characteristics to the serving mobile base station.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, one or more aspects comprise the features hereinafter fully described herein and particularly pointed out in the claims. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, some illustrative aspects are set forth in detail with respect to one or more aspects. These aspects, however, indicate only a few of the various ways in which the principles of various aspects can be used, and it is intended that the described aspects include all such aspects and their equivalents.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is an illustration of a block diagram of an example system that provides wireless communications in accordance with aspects set forth herein.

2 is a block diagram of an exemplary communication device for use with a wireless communication environment.

Figure 3 is an illustration of a block diagram of an example system that determines accumulation rates of a resource utilization message (RUM) of a mobile AN sector.

4 is an illustration of a block diagram of an exemplary RUM control device in accordance with aspects of the disclosure of an aspect of the invention.

5 is a depiction of a RUM control block diagram for a mobile AN in accordance with aspects disclosed herein.

6 is an illustration of a block diagram of an example base station that provides RUM accumulation control based on sector performance.

7 is a block diagram of an exemplary access terminal that facilitates aggregation of sector performance metrics for managing sector RUMs.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an example methodology for accumulating RUMs based on performance metrics of a mobile AN.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an example methodology for providing RUM control based on aggregated sector performance metrics.

10 is a flowchart of an example methodology for facilitating RUM management based on one or more aspects.

11 is an illustration of a block diagram of an exemplary system that provides wireless communication between devices in accordance with aspects of the disclosure of the subject invention.

12 and 13 are block diagrams of exemplary systems that provide RUM accumulation based on performance metrics of the mobile AN sector.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Various aspects are described below with reference to the drawings, in which like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements throughout the description. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, many specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of one or more aspects. However, it may be obvious that such aspects can be implemented without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate describing one or more aspects.

In addition, various aspects of the disclosure are described below. It should be obvious that the ideas set forth herein can be implemented in a wide variety of forms and that any specific structure and / or function disclosed in the document is indicative only. Based on the ideas set forth in the document, one skilled in the art should appreciate that the aspect disclosed in the document can be implemented independently of any other aspects and that two or more of these aspects can be combined in various ways. For example, an apparatus may be implemented and / or a method practiced using any number of aspects set forth herein. In addition, the device may be implemented and / or the method implemented in practice using a different structure and / or functionality in addition to one or more aspects set forth in the document or different from those. As an example, many of the methods, mechanisms, systems, and devices presented in the document are described in the context of determining the RUM accumulation rate for one or more sectors of a mobile network based on performance metrics for multiple sectors. One skilled in the art will appreciate that similar methods can be applied to other communication media.

The disclosure of the object of the invention provides for the implementation of the equitable use of the resource between the sectors of the mobile network (AN) access. Equity may be based, at least in part, on the performance metric of one of the sectors of the mobile AN compared to the performance metric of the other sector. In at least one aspect of the disclosure of an aspect of the invention, equity of resource utilization can be realized by establishing and / or adjusting accumulation of avoidance interference credits (eg, containing resource utilization message [RUM]) for mobile AN sectors. An interference avoidance credit can be used to modify interference between neighboring sectors of a wireless AN. In one example, an interference avoidance loan may be issued to a neighboring sector, requesting this sector to modify the transmit power on a subset of the wireless resources. An interference avoidance credit may indicate specific resources for reduced interference, a level of modified transmit power, or both. In another example, an interference avoidance credit may result in the sector modifying its own transmit power on a subset of the wireless resources. Since interference typically occurs due to relative signal levels received at the receiver, modifying the self-transmit power of a sector can also affect interference in terminals served by the sector. In addition to the foregoing, obtaining a credit to avoid interference can lead to the fact that the sector does not take any action (for example, no modification or request to modify the transmit power). Deciding on the type of action that is most appropriate may be based on the performance metric of a neighboring sector, the performance metric of a sector, the aggregate performance metric of a plurality of sectors, interference observed at terminals, sector load or the like, as discussed in the document.

One example of an interference avoidance loan is a RUM. RUMs are messages sent to / through a wireless device to instruct nearby transmitters to reduce their transmit power. Typically, a decision to issue a RUM is based on a signal interference in a communication device due to one or more interfering transmitters. A device receiving a RUM can reduce its transmit power by a predetermined factor, which should reduce interference in a device issuing a RUM. For equal access, performance metrics of multiple sectors can be compared to determine if one or more sectors are at a disadvantage relative to other sectors or a set of sectors. The accumulation, issuance and / or weighting of RUM messages or interference avoidance credits, in general (including modification of the sector’s own transmit power), can be adjusted to prevent RUMs issued from neighboring sectors from unduly affecting disadvantaged sectors (e.g., having relatively low performance metrics) or to prevent sectors with favorable conditions from accumulating / issuing an excessive number of RUM messages.

It is understood that a wireless AN can use both RUM reverse link (RL) and RUM forward link (FL) / downlink (DL). The RUM FL / DL message is a RUM transmitted by a wireless AN base station to interfering ATs. ATs receive the RUM FL and determine whether to obey the RUM, as described in more detail below. With RUM slave, ATs can reduce power on the RL channels, reducing interference at the issuing base station (and, for example, other base stations near the AT). In contrast, the RUM RL message is issued by the AT (for example, using the RUM accumulated by the serving sector associated with the AT) to one or more neighboring base stations of the wireless AN. Base stations determine whether RUM RL obeys, and can reduce FL transmit power when RUM RL subordinate. As discussed below, the accumulation and / or adjustment of the intensities of the accumulation or issuance of RUMs can be applied to any of the RUM DL or FL messages, or both.

In a mobile environment, access terminals (ATs) and base stations increase transmission power at various times based on various factors. For example, the base station may receive a signal from the AT indicating that the signals transmitted by the base station are received at AT with very low power. In this way, the base station can increase transmit power in order to improve communication with the AT. In addition, in cases where the transmission of the device has low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) characteristics in the receiver, the signal transmission power can be increased. However, increased transmit power may result in interference in nearby devices. Thus, the RUM provides feedback to the device indicating that the transmit power of the device is too high for other nearby devices.

However, RUMs may have disadvantages. For example, a single device can monopolize sector communications by giving too many RUMs to nearby devices. If other devices unduly reduce their transmit power based on the plurality of received RUMs, the communication quality of such devices may suffer. Thus, the accumulation and / or delivery of RUM messages for a device must be controllable so that some devices do not reduce the transmission quality of nearby devices. In essence, fairness principles can be enforced to provide satisfactory overall communications for devices in wireless AN.

In one aspect of the disclosure, the number of RUMs that the wireless AN sector can issue at a given time depends on the number of such RUMs that have been accumulated for the sector (for example, in the sector-related 'authority area' of the RUM). The frequency with which a sector accumulates RUM is called the RUM accumulation rate. The accumulated RUMs associated with the sector are reduced (by one) when the sector issues RUMs (for example, on behalf of a base station or mobile device in the sector). Thus, the RUM accumulation rate can, at least in part, control the frequency with which the sector can send RUM messages.

In at least one aspect of the disclosure of the subject matter, the accumulation of RUM messages is determined on a sector-by-sector basis. The intensity with which a sector accumulates RUM messages can be based on a performance metric for a sector compared to a similar performance metric on one or more nearby sectors. The accumulation of RUM messages can be set, increased and / or reduced based on a comparison of sector performance metrics. It is understood that the establishment and / or adjustment of RUM accumulation rates, as described herein, can be applied to RUM FL or RL messages, or both. Additionally, performance metrics over time can be monitored to adjust / maintain RUM accumulation based on simultaneous changes in monitored metrics. Thus, the disclosure provides for the implementation of intersectoral fairness based on the operational characteristics of the various sectors of mobile AN.

In at least one aspect, the accumulation of sector performance metrics can take place over a transport network between base stations. In another aspect, metrics may be accumulated at a specified base station, shared by various base stations, or organized at a central location (eg, a centralized component of a radio access network [RAN], a component of a mobile output portion of a network associated with each of the various base stations, or the like ) In accordance with further aspects, one or more ATs may accumulate performance metrics from base stations in a wireless AN and forward accumulated metrics to a serving base station associated with the AT terminals. For example, an AT can decode over-the-air (OTA) messages of performance metrics from broadcasts of nearby wireless AN base stations (for example, where such broadcasts have adequate SNR characteristics in the AT). The AT may then forward the performance metric information to a serving base station associated with the AT. Alternatively, in some aspects, the AT may retransmit and / or forward broadcasts to a serving base station, which may decode performance metrics from the relay / forwarded signal.

In one or more other aspects, the accumulation rates of a RUM sector are determined based on the aggregate performance characteristics of the sector. For example, a wireless AN base station may receive performance metric information regarding neighboring base stations from such base stations (eg, over a transport network) and / or from ATs served by a wireless AN base station. The collected information may be aggregated (combined) at a base station (or, for example, in a central wireless AN controller in some cases) to provide an aggregated performance metric for a set of wireless AN base stations. The performance metric of an individual sector (or, for example, each sector of a wireless AN) can then be compared with aggregate data to determine the degree of adverse conditions for an individual sector compared to aggregated data. The degree of adverse conditions, if any, can be used to establish and / or update the RUM accumulation rate for the sector. For example, the RUM accumulation rate can be increased, decreased, or maintained based on a sector performance metric compared to aggregate data. By aggregating the data of neighboring sectors in a particular sector, changes in the relative interference observed in a particular sector can be established.

In yet other aspects, the rate at which a sector issues RUM messages or associates RUM messages with existing ATs in a sector can also be based on an aggregated performance metric. Thus, in the case where a sector has low median data rates compared to a plurality of sectors, the accumulation rate RUM and / or the output rate for this sector can be increased. If subsequently the median value of the sector data rate improves with respect to the aggregate sector data, the accumulation / output rate may be maintained or reduced as appropriate. Thus, the claimed invention provides a controlled accumulation and / or issuance of RUM messages based on sector performance and further provides a mechanism for adjusting sector performance by increasing / decreasing the intensities with which RUM messages accumulate in different sectors.

As used in the disclosure of an object of the invention, the terms “component”, “system”, “module” and the like are intended to refer to a computer-related object, any hardware, software, software, microprogram, middleware, microcode and / or combination those. For example, a module may be, but is not limited to being indicated, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable module, a thread of execution, a program, device, and / or computer. One or more modules may reside within the process and / or flow of execution, and the module may be located on one electronic device and / or distributed between two or more electronic devices. In addition, these modules can be executed from various computer-readable media with various data structures stored on them. Modules can communicate through local and / or remote processes, for example, in accordance with a signal containing one or more data packets (for example, data from one component, by a signal interacting with another component in a local system, distributed system, and / or via a network such as the Internet, with other systems). In addition, the components or modules of the systems described in this document may be rearranged and / or supplemented by additional components / modules / systems to facilitate the achievement of various aspects, goals, advantages, etc. described in relation to them, and not limited to the exact configurations set forth in this figure, as will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art.

In addition, various aspects are described herein in connection with an access terminal - AT. An AT may also be called a system, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile phone, mobile communication device, mobile device, remote station, remote terminal, user terminal (UT), user agent (UA), user device or user equipment (UE ) The subscriber station can be a cell phone, a radiotelephone, a telephone with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), a wireless subscriber access station (WLL), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable device with wireless capabilities, or another processing device connected to a wireless modem or a similar device facilitating wireless communication with the processing device.

In one or more embodiments, the described functions may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or any suitable combination thereof. If implemented programmatically, the functions may be stored on a computer-readable medium or transmitted on such in the form of one or more commands or code. Computer-readable media includes both media for a computer storage device and a transmission medium, including any medium that facilitates transferring a computer program from one place to another. The storage medium may be any physical medium that a computer can access. By way of example, and not limitation, such a storage medium for a computer may include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), ROM on a CD (CD) -ROM) or other storage device on an optical disk, a storage device on a magnetic disk or other magnetic storage devices, microprocessor (smart) cards and flash memory devices (for example, a card, memory card, flash drive ...) or any ugoy medium which can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and which can be accessed by computer. In addition, any connection is essentially called computer-readable media. For example, if the software is transmitted from a Web site, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair cable, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave communications, then coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio and microwave, are included in the definition of media. A magnetic disk and a non-magnetic disk, as used herein, include a compact disk (CD), a laser disk, an optical disk, a digital multifunction disk (CMD, DVD), a flexible magnetic disk and a blu-ray disk, with magnetic disks typically reproduce data based on magnetic properties, while non-magnetic discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer readable media.

As for the hardware implementation, the processing units of various illustrative logic circuits, logic units, modules, and circuits described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented or executed within one or more problem-oriented integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSP), digital signal processing devices (DSPD), programmable logic devices (PLD), programmable gate arrays (FPGA), discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, universal processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, other electronic devices designed to perform the functions described in the document, or any combination thereof. A universal processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors together with basic DSP tools, or any other suitable configuration. In addition, at least one processor may comprise one or more modules capable of performing one or more of the steps and / or actions described in the document.

In addition, various aspects or features described herein may be implemented as a method, device, or article using conventional programming methods and / or techniques. Additionally, the steps and / or actions of a method or algorithm described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented directly in hardware, in the form of a software module executed by a processor, or a combination thereof. Additionally, in some aspects, the steps and / or actions of the method or algorithm may reside in at least one element or any combination or set of codes and / or instructions on a computer-readable medium and / or computer-readable medium that may be included into a computer software product. The term “product,” as used herein, is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device or medium.

In addition, the term “exemplary” is used in the document to mean “serving as an example, instance or illustration”. Any aspect or design decision described in the document as “exemplary” should not necessarily be construed as preferable or taking precedence over other aspects or design decisions. Preferably, the use of the term “exemplary” is intended to represent concepts in a concrete way. As used in this application, the term “or” is intended to mean preferably an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive “or”. That is, unless otherwise specified or clear from the context, it is meant that “X uses A or B” means any of the natural inclusive permutations. That is, if X uses A; X uses B or X uses both A and B, then "X uses A or B" is satisfied according to any of the preceding cases. In addition, the singular forms, as used in this application and the appended claims, should generally be construed to mean “one or more,” unless otherwise specified or is clear from the context, which is oriented to the singular.

As used herein, the terms “deduce” or “inference” refer generally to the process of reasoning or to deduce the states of a system, environment, and / or user from a set of observations, as recorded by events and / or data. Inference can be used to identify a specific context or action, or it can form a probability distribution by state, for example. The conclusion can be probabilistic, that is, the calculation of the probability distribution relative to states of interest based on a consideration of data and events. The conclusion may also relate to methods used to create higher level events based on a set of events and / or data. This conclusion results in the creation of new events or actions based on the set of observed events and / or stored event data, in any case, whether the events are correlated in close time proximity and whether events and data come from one or more sources of events and data.

1 illustrates a wireless communication system 100 with many base stations 110 and many terminals 120, such as can be used in conjunction with one or more aspects. Base station (110) is usually a fixed station that communicates with terminals and may also be called an access point, Node B, or some other terminology. Each base station 110 provides a communication coverage area for a particular geographic area or service area illustrated in FIG. 1 as three geographic areas, labeled 102a, 102b, and 102c. The term “cell” may refer to a base station and / or its service area, depending on the context in which the term is used. To increase the capacity of the system, the geographic area / coverage area of the base station can be divided into many smaller areas (for example, three smaller areas in accordance with the cell 102a in FIG. 1), 104a, 104b and 104c. Each smaller area (104a, 104b, 104c) may be served by a respective base transceiver station (BTS). The term "sector" may refer to the BTS and / or its service area, depending on the context in which the term is used. For a sectorized cell, BTS stations for all sectors of that cell are usually located together within the base station for the cell. The RUM accumulation / use methods described herein can be used for a system with sectorized cells, as well as for a system with many non-sectorized cells (for example, multiple cells for a larger geographic area). For simplicity, in the following description, unless otherwise indicated, the term “base station” is used generically for a fixed station that serves a sector, as well as a fixed station that serves a cell. In addition, the term “wireless AN” is used generically to refer to a geographic cell containing many sectors, or a geographic area containing many cells.

Terminals 120 are typically dispersed throughout the system, and each terminal 120 may be fixed or mobile. Terminals 120 may also be referred to as a mobile station, user equipment, user device, or some other terminology, as discussed above. Terminal 120 may be a wireless device, a cell phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem card, and so on. Each terminal 120 may communicate with zero, one or many base stations 110 on the downlink and uplink at any given time. The downlink (or forward link) refers to the communication line from the base stations to the terminals, and the uplink (or reverse link) refers to the communication line from the terminals to the base stations. As used herein, a base station with which terminal 120 is in active communication or active registration is called a “serving base station”.

With a centralized architecture, a system controller 130 is coupled to base stations 110 and provides coordination and control for base stations 110. For example, as discussed herein, a system controller may facilitate obtaining performance metric data for a plurality of base stations 110, aggregating data, and providing RUM accumulation information based on cumulative data. With a distributed architecture, base stations 110 can communicate with each other as necessary (for example, using a transport network, not shown). Data transmission on a direct communication line often occurs from one access point to one access terminal with a maximum or close to that data transfer rate, which can be supported by a direct communication line and / or communication system. Additional forward link channels (eg, control channel) may be transmitted from multiple access points to one access terminal. Reverse link data transmission may occur from one access terminal to one or more access points.

2 is an illustration of a self-organizing (ad-hoc) or unplanned / partially-planned wireless communication environment 200 in accordance with various aspects. System 200 may comprise one or more base stations 202 in one or more cells and / or sectors that receive, transmit, relay, etc. wireless signals to each other and / or to one or more mobile devices 204. As illustrated, each base station 202 can provide communications coverage for a specific geographical area, illustrated as four geographical areas, labeled 206a, 206b, 206c and 206d. Each base station 202 may contain a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit, each of which in turn may contain a number of components associated with the transmission and reception of the signal (for example, processors, modulators, multiplexers, demodulators, multiplexers, antennas, etc.) as will be appreciated by a person skilled in the art. Mobile devices 204 may be, for example, cell phones, smart phones, laptop PCs, portable communications devices, portable computing devices, satellite radio communications devices, global positioning systems, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and / or any other suitable communication device over a wireless network 200. System 200 may be used in conjunction with various aspects described herein to facilitate providing a wireless communication environment (200), such as National Assembly put in the document.

FIG. 3 illustrates a block diagram of an example system 300 that provides performance-based RUM accumulation for various sectors of mobile AN 306. RUM accumulator 302 may be coupled to base stations 306A, 306B, providing RUM message management for sectors and devices ( 304) associated with such base stations 306A, 306B. One or more performance metrics for the sectors (306A, 306B) can be determined, and the accumulation of RUMs for each sector can be based on comparing the metrics for this sector with at least one other sector. Accordingly, RUM accumulation can be controlled to provide cross-sectorial fairness in mobile AN 306.

The RUM accumulator 302 may include a data acquisition unit 308 that obtains a performance metric with respect to the mobile sector AN 306A and at least one neighboring sector 306B. The performance metric may include various suitable quality of service parameters related to wireless communications. An example performance metric may include a median data rate, an average data rate, an interference level, SNR, a ratio of a guaranteed bit rate to a median / average bit rate, a achieved packet delay, a achieved packet delay compared with a targeted or guaranteed packet transmission delay and / or the like or a combination thereof. The performance metric (s) for sector (306A, 306B) can be calculated and obtained from base station 306A, 306B serving sectors (306A, 306B), or from mobile device 304 communicating with such base station 306A, 306B. Performance metrics (s) can be sent to a data collection unit 308 via a communication link connecting the RUM storage devices to base stations 306A, 306B, and / or a wireless communication line to mobile device 304.

The RUM accumulator 304 may further comprise a control module 310 that sets the rate at which the devices (304) within the sector (306A, 306B) accumulate RUM messages. The set RUM accumulation rate (s) may be based on comparing the performance metric related to a particular sector (e.g. 306A) with a similar performance metric related to at least one additional sector (e.g. 306B) or aggregated data performance metrics from multiple sectors. As a more specific example, the median data rate associated with sector A (306A) served by base station 306A may be sent to data collection unit 308. In addition, the median data rate associated with sector B (306B) served by neighboring base station 306B may be forwarded to data acquisition unit 308. The RUM accumulation rate for sector 306A and its associated devices (304) may be based at least in part on a comparison of the median data rate for sector A compared to the median data rate for sector B. According to some aspects, the accumulation rate The RUM can be updated based on further such comparisons, for example, determined at periodic time points, after detecting a change in the threshold value in the metric (s) of the operating characteristic, respectively s sectors (306A, 306B) and / or the like, or combinations thereof.

The data accumulated by the data collection unit 308 may be stored in a storage device 312 (which, for example, may contain any suitable form of electronic and / or magnetic data carrier, such as disk drives, optical disks, flash memory, random access memory and / or the like). In addition, the results of comparisons performed by the control module 310 of the performance metric can be stored in the memory 312 for reference information. For example, when determining whether to update the set RUM accumulation rate based on changes in the performance metric (s), the results or previous RUM accumulation rate (s) can be obtained from the storage device 312. The RUM storage device 302 further comprises a processor 314 configured with the ability to execute instructions on the data stored in the storage device 312 related to the processes corresponding to the RUM storage device 302 (e.g., storing and storing data in the storage we can use a device, analyze metrics for a sector, compare metrics for one sector with respect to one or more other sectors, determine RUM accumulation intensities based on such comparisons, update RUM accumulation intensities, and so on).

It is appreciated that any number of base stations 306A, 306B may be included in a radio access network (RAN) 306 of system 300. Base stations 306A, 306B may include various wireless transmitters, including cellular transceivers, wireless interoperability transmitters (WiFi) , microwave transmitters (e.g., the [WiMAX] standard for global compatibility of communications devices for microwave access) and / or the like, associated with a node 306 of a conventional wireless mobile RAN. Thus, various cellular, mobile communications and similar access technologies can be included in the mobile RAN node 306.

FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary RUM control device 402 according to one or more aspects of the disclosure of an aspect of the invention. The device 402 may be combined with a centralized RAN controller (for example, see system controller 130 of FIG. 1 above), or may be distributed across one or more RAN base stations (eg, base stations 306A, 306B of FIG. 3, above, or transport network 506 of FIG. 5, below). The device 402 can obtain metrics for the wireless performance provided by such base stations, aggregate data, and determine and update the accumulation rates of sector RUMs based on sector metrics compared with aggregated metric data. Accordingly, system 400 provides an equitable RUM accumulation technique that can determine the desired communication metric and optimize the overall performance of the RAN based on changing levels of communication metrics.

The RUM control device 402 may include an accumulation device 406 that receives data via an interface 404 for communicating with RAN components (eg, base stations). The accumulator 406 includes a data acquisition unit 410 that receives performance metric data related to RAN sectors, and a control unit 412 that determines a RUM accumulation rate for RAN sectors based on comparing the performance metric of the sector with the performance metric of at least one other sector. Thus, the device 402 can provide equitable accumulation rates of the RUM sectors based on the desired metrics related to wireless communications. Thus, sectors with poor metrics may be given higher RUM accumulation rates, resulting in a larger number of RUMs issued to devices in a sector with poor performance. Sectors that have relatively strong metrics can be given a lower RUM accumulation rate, resulting in fewer RUMs issued to devices of strong sectors. Thus, with more RUMs, low metric sectors can more quickly reduce the transmit power of adjacent interfering transmitters. Similarly, sectors with strong metrics have less ability to reduce the transmit power of adjacent transmitters. Such a scheme provides substantial benefits. First, the devices most in need of reducing the power of interfering gears are given a higher chance of doing so. Then, devices that have less need to reduce the power of interfering gears are less able to do this. Where a weak sector is adjacent to a strong sector, it is essential that a weak sector be able to reduce the transmission power of the neighboring sector, while avoiding a significant reduction in the power of its own signal through RUMs issued to the strong sector.

The RUM control device 402 may further comprise a RUM control device 408. The regulator 408 may set for intensity devices to issue accumulated RUMs based on intersectoral performance metrics. Additionally, control device 408 can control RUM accumulation rates based on a varying sector performance metric; accumulation rates can be updated based on changing differences in the metric (s) of the sector’s performance compared to neighboring sector metrics.

The adjuster 408 may include an implementation module 420 that sets the rate at which sector devices can issue accumulated RUMs. The output rate can be determined in addition to the storage rates determined by the RUM storage device 406. Thus, a device can accumulate a number of RUMs over time, but may be limited in how quickly it can use these RUMs. Therefore, if the performance metric for a device suddenly changes significantly for the worse, the ability of the device to produce many accumulated RUMs in a short period of time, which can significantly degrade the performance of nearby devices, can be modulated by at least many of the RUMs accumulated for the serving sector. device. In at least one other aspect, the issuance of the RUM may be further limited by the maximum intensity of the issuance of the RUM. In the following aspects, the intensity of the issuance of the RUM may depend on the degree of adverse conditions for the sector. In at least one aspect, the issuance of the RUM may be modulated according to a combination of previous or similar mechanisms.

As discussed above, RUM output intensities may be a predetermined intensity and / or sector-specific intensity established based on comparisons of performance metrics similar to those determined by control module 412 to establish accumulation intensities (for example, which establish the degree of adverse conditions for the sector compared to other sectors). In one or more aspects, the output intensity is modulated according to its associated RUM accumulation rate (for example, unit weight RUM messages, or in other aspects, the modulation may include weighted RUM weights) for the sector serving the device. In such aspects, the implementation module 420 may optionally determine whether the RUM sends a terminal located in the sector based on the RUM accumulation rate, RUM issuing rate, comparison of performance metrics, adverse sector conditions, or a combination of these and / or similar factors.

The adjuster 408 may further comprise a priority adjustment module 418 that can update the accumulation rates of RUM sectors in the RAN. Intensity updates can be based, at least in part, on comparisons of the current performance metric for such sectors compared to one or more neighboring sectors. The following example is presented to illustrate one aspect in which RUM accumulation rates can be determined; however, it should not be construed as restrictive. More preferably, other mechanisms for updating RUM accumulation rates based on performance metrics of multiple sectors in the RAN, known to those skilled in the art or made known to those skilled in the art through the context presented in the document, are incorporated into the document as part of the disclosure of the subject matter of the invention.

For the purposes of the following example, the following values are defined:

m _i (k) = median value of the performance metric of the AT terminals of sector i in period k;

r _i (k) = RUM accumulation rate in sector i in period k;

j, которые являются соседями i, включая i.M _i (k) = median for m _j (k)

j that are neighbors of i, including i.

At the end of the RUM intensity adaptation period (k) (for example, the time interval at which the priority adjusting unit 418 determines the updated RUM intensities), the sector may update r _i for the period (k + 1) (or, for example, leave r _i essentially unchanged where applicable). Updated r _{i is} stored in memory 416 and can be used by processor 414 for a period of (k + 1) to generate RUM messages with a modified intensity value. The adaptation of the RUM accumulation rate may be based on fairness criteria using a comparison of the performance of a sector compared to the aggregate performance of one or all other sectors j, including sector i, in at least some embodiments. The following algorithms provide one mechanism for updating r _i based on intersectoral fairness:

if m _i (k) <M _i (k), then r _i (k + 1) = r _i (k) + ∆ ⁺ _i (k) (where ∆ ⁺ _i (k) is a positive value);

if m _i (k) ≥M _i (k), then r _i (k + 1) = r _i (k) -Δ ^- _i (k) (where Δ ^- _i (k) is a positive quantity).

Thus, in the case where the median value of the performance metric (for example, data transfer rate) for sector m _i (k) is less than the median value of the performance metric for many sectors M _i (k) (for example, all sectors j, including sector i) , the intensity r _{i of the} accumulation RUM of sector i can be increased by a positive amount. In contrast, when the median value of the performance metric for sector i is less than or equal to the median value of the performance metric for multiple sectors, the accumulation rate RUM for sector i can be reduced by a positive amount. In addition to the above, the RUM accumulation rate may be limited by the maximum and / or minimum accumulation rates. Maximum intensity can be determined to prevent the disadvantaged sector from unduly degrading neighboring sectors. The minimal intensity, on the other hand, enables the sector to serve several users observing excessive interference, even if the sector as a whole is not at a disadvantage in relation to neighboring sectors. In addition, the minimum and maximum intensities of accumulation can be set based on the degree of unfavorable sector conditions in comparison with neighboring sectors, as described in the document.

According to one or more additional aspects of the disclosure of the subject matter, priority adjustment module 418 may update the sector RUM accumulation rate by a constant value or a variable value. The constant value may be predetermined based on various radio parameters of the mobile RAN node (eg, interference, multipath scattering). It should be appreciated that the radio parameters can be updated at various points in time and used to modify a constant value. The variable may be based on various indicators present during one or more periods close in time to a particular period (for example, the state of indicators during period k, the aggregated state of indicators during period k and / or one or more previous periods k can be used -2, k-1 or the like). Various indicators may include a performance metric for a sector or one or more neighboring sectors, various radio parameters discussed above regarding a constant value, or a combination thereof or the like. Accordingly, the RUM accumulation rate can be adjusted by changing the values. As an example, if a sector is significantly worse than its neighboring sectors, the corresponding RUM accumulation rate can be increased by a relatively large amount.

According to one or more other aspects, the RUM control device 402 may further comprise a priority module 422 (jobs) and a request analyzer 424. Priority module 422 may set a weighting factor for the RUM issued by devices within the sector. The weighting factor may be based, at least in part, on the current RUM accumulation rate for this sector. A weighting factor may be used by the transmitters to determine if RUMs need to be respected or ignored (for example, based on metrics (and) of the performance of the sector associated with the transmitters). The RUM request analyzer 424 may use the RUM accumulation rate to determine the RUM priority received by a particular transmitter (e.g., base station, AT). The RUM priority may be based, at least in part, on the RUM accumulation rate for the receiving transmitter, similar to the RUM weighting factor discussed above. Thus, the RUM request analyzer 424 may, based on priority, determine whether the transceiver should comply with or ignore the RUM.

5 is a block diagram of a system 500 that provides RUM control for a mobile AN in accordance with aspects disclosed herein. System 500 may comprise a mobile device 502 associated with RAN base stations 506A, 506B, 506C, 506D. In addition, the base stations are connected to a transport network 506, through which base stations can exchange data. The RUM accumulator 508 is connected to a transport network. In one aspect, performance metric data is determined for different RAN sectors and shared by base stations 506A, 506B, 506C, 506D via transport network 506. In another aspect, performance metric data for different sectors can be downloaded over the network to RUM accumulator 508 from base stations 506A, 506B, 506C, 506D. In yet other aspects, performance metrics can be determined based on OTA messages received at mobile devices 502 within sectors. Mobile devices can analyze OTA messages to determine performance metrics regarding such messages. Such metrics can then be delivered to the RAN and base stations 506A, 506B, 506C, 506D and / or to the RUM storage device 508 via such base stations 506A, 506B, 506C, 506D.

The RUM accumulator 508 can determine RUM accumulation intensities for sectors (506A, 506B, 506C, 506D) in the RAN and distribute RUM to these sectors for use by devices of such sectors. In another aspect, RUM accumulation rates for each sector may be determined by base stations 506A, 506B, 506C, 506D associated with such sectors. Accumulated RUMs can be distributed to mobile devices 502 as soon as accumulated.

The RUM control module 504 associated with the mobile device 502 can modulate the intensity with which RUMs are issued to other devices in nearby sectors (506A, 506B, 506C, 506D). The output rate for the mobile device 502 can specify how often the device 502 can send the accumulated RUMs. The output intensities can be determined based on performance metrics of wireless transmissions in sectors defined as described above. In addition, RUM accumulation rates and / or RUM delivery rates may be updated based on changes in metrics as described herein. Accordingly, system 500 provides an equitable access mechanism for accumulating RUM messages and issuing RUMs using sector performance metrics compared to one or more neighboring sectors.

FIG. 6 illustrates a block diagram of a system 600 comprising an example base station 602 that provides RUM accumulation control based on sector performance metrics in a RAN. In at least one aspect of the subject disclosure, base station 602 may determine performance metrics based on wireless transmissions specific to the RAN sector. In addition, the base station 602 may provide personal communication functions for a mobile communication network with respect to mobile devices 604 located within a geographic area served by the network (for example, see FIGS. 1 and 2). The base station 602 may continue to broadcast personal communication signals until a response is received by the target mobile device, a command to end the personal communication is received from the mobile network, the expiration timer supported by the base station 602, or a combination thereof, does not expire. In accordance with specific aspects, the base station 602 may maintain a registration counter for the mobile device with respect to the tracking / location area served by the base station 602. Additionally, the registration counter may be maintained even if the mobile device fails to respond to the personal communication event. Accordingly, system 600 facilitates inter-system mobility by personalizing devices 604 independently of other systems (not shown) and maintaining device registration despite unsuccessful personal communication (for example, when a mobile device answers a personal call from another system).

The base station 602 (e.g., an access point ...) may comprise a receiver 610 that receives the signal (s) from one or more mobile devices 604 through multiple receiving antennas 606, and a transmitter 632 that transmits signals to one or more mobile devices 604 via transmit antenna (s) 608. Receiver 610 may receive information from receive antennas 606 and may further comprise a signal receiver (not shown) that receives uplink data transmitted by mobile device (s) 604. Additionally, receiver 610 s the interoperability is associated with a demodulator 612, which demodulates the received information. Demodulated symbols are analyzed by a processor 614, which also supplies symbols to a modulator 630 for transmission. The processor 614 is connected to a storage device 616 that stores information related to the functions provided by the base station 602. In one case, the stored information may include protocols for acquiring and / or determining performance metrics for wireless communications with mobile devices 604. Specifically, the stored information may contain rules for determining or updating RUM accumulation intensities, as well as RUM issuing intensities for such devices 604, depending on performance metrics as compared with similar metrics related to the neighboring base station (s).

A processor 614 is further coupled to a data acquisition unit that can receive performance metric information related to base station 602 and at least one neighboring base station (not shown). Information stored in data acquisition unit 618 may be stored in memory 616 for access by other components (612, 614, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630) of base station 602. The control unit 620 may determine the rate at which mobile devices 604 within a sector served by base station 602 (and, for example, communicatively associated with it) accumulate RUM messages. The accumulation rate may be based on a comparison of performance metrics associated with the base station 602, compared with at least one other of the neighboring base stations, as described in the document. The values of the accumulation intensity can be stored in a storage device 616 to be accessible by other components (612, 614, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630) of the base station 602.

Priority correction unit 622 may update RUM accumulation rates based on subsequent transmission performance metrics of base station 602. Thus, if the median data rate for devices 604 associated with base station 602 is reduced compared to median data rate for neighboring sectors, priority adjustment module 602 can increase the RUM accumulation rate for such devices 604. It should be appreciated that the preceding example represents only one The mechanism for updating the accumulation rate and disclosure of an object of the invention should not be construed as limited to such an example. More preferably, other examples presented in the document, examples known to the person skilled in the art or made known to the person skilled in the art through the context presented in the document, are included in the disclosure of the subject matter.

In addition to the foregoing, implementation module 624 may determine the intensity with which devices 604 can send or issue accumulated RUMs. The output rate can be set on various indicators, including the RUM accumulation rate for the sector, the number of devices 604 operating within the sector, one or more metrics of sector performance, or a combination thereof or the like. According to some aspects, implementation module 624 may modulate the intensity with which devices 604 issue RUMs, depending on the intensity with which a sector accumulates RUMs (for example, where the modulation may comprise the weight of the RUM or may have a unit weight). In at least another aspect, implementation module 624, based at least in part on RUM accumulation rate and / or RUM issuance rate, can determine whether a terminal located inside a sector served by base station 602 is transmitting RUM.

Base station 602 may further comprise a RUM request analyzer 626 that determines the priority of the RUM received by mobile device 604 from a neighboring sector. Priority can be set based on the RUM accumulation rate and the corresponding intensity and / or performance metric for another sector. In addition, the base station 602 may comprise a priority module 628, which, based at least in part on the accumulation intensity of the RUM, adjusts the weight of the RUM issued or sent by the devices 604 in the sector. Accordingly, neighboring devices that receive the RUM can determine whether to comply with the issued RUM based at least in part on the weight. Optionally, in the case where the RUM has a unit weight, it must be respected by all such neighboring devices.

FIG. 7 illustrates a block diagram of an example system 700 that includes a mobile device 702. Mobile device 702 may be configured to communicate wirelessly with one or more base stations 704 and associated (daughter) mobile networks (not shown) . Mobile device 702 may further be configured to obtain performance metrics of nearby base stations and transmit metrics to serving base station 704, as described herein.

The mobile device 702 includes at least one antenna 706 (e.g., a transmission receiver (s) or a group of such receivers containing an input interface) that receives a signal (e.g., a radio signal, such as an OTA message), and a receiver (and ) 708, which performs typical actions (for example, filters, amplifies, converts with decreasing frequency, etc.) on the received signal. According to at least some aspects, the processor (s) 712 can analyze the signals received from the demodulator (s) 710 and obtain metrics of the radio characteristics for such signals. In general, an antenna 706 and a transmitter 726 (collectively referred to as a transceiver) may be configured to facilitate wireless data exchange with base station (s) 704.

Antenna 706 and receiver (s) 708 can also be connected to demodulator (s) 710, which can demodulate received symbols and supply them to processor (s) 712 for evaluation. In some aspects, receiver 708 may receive OTA transmissions from base stations (704). In a specific example, receiver 708 may receive OTA transmissions from a neighboring base station (for example, as part of the broadcast signals from such a base station) containing a metric of the performance of the neighboring base station. The OTA message may be analyzed at the mobile device 702 and / or sent to the base station 704 for analysis. In addition, the receiver 708 may receive a second OTA message from a neighboring base station containing a RUM, requiring the mobile device 702 to reduce power in the transmitter 726.

It should be appreciated that processor (s) 712 can control and / or access one or more of the components (706, 708, 710, 714, 716, 724, 726) of mobile device 702. Additionally, processor (s) 712 can execute one or several modules, applications, mechanisms, or the like (716, 718, 720, 722) containing information or control actions (adjustments) related to the execution of the functions of the mobile handset 702. For example, such functions may include wireless communication with remote devices (704), receiving OTA messages, analysis of such communications, defining radio performance metrics for wireless transmissions, receiving and processing RUMs or the like as described in the document.

The mobile handset 702 may further include a storage device 714 that is interconnected to a processor (s) 712. The storage device 714 may store data to be transmitted, received, and the like, and commands applicable for wireless communication with a remote device (704). Additionally, the storage device 716 may store modules, applications, mechanisms, etc. (718, 720, 722) executed by the above processor (s) 714.

In some aspects of the disclosure, mobile device 702 may include an analysis module 716 that determines performance metrics (eg, average or median data rate, interference, SNR, etc.) of wireless signals received at mobile device 702. In addition to in addition, routing module 718 may wirelessly transmit performance metrics for one or more OTA messages received at receiver 708 to base station 704 serving mobile device 702. Based on at least At least in part, the performance metrics values of the serving base station 702 may send a message that includes the RUM to the mobile device 704. A RUM may be provided to a mobile device 702 for use by such a device 702 in controlling power of a nearby transmitter, or may be similar to such a message sent to a mobile device 702 to reduce power at a transmitter 726.

According to specific aspects of the disclosure, mobile device 702 may comprise a priority module 720 that identifies and processes a weighting coefficient for a received RUM. In addition, priority module 720 may determine a weighting factor for the RUM issued for use by the mobile device 702. In any case, the weighting may be determined, at least in part, according to the RUM accumulation rate related to the sector serving the mobile device 702. Arbitration component 722 may instruct the processor 712 to comply with the RUM DL (e.g., relating to RL data transmitted by the mobile device 702) based on a comparison of the RUM DL weight coefficient and the performance metric for torus. The arbitration rules stored in memory 714 may determine when RUM DL must be respected based on such a comparison.

The above systems have been described with respect to the interaction between several components, modules and / or communication interfaces. It should be appreciated that such systems and components / modules / interfaces may include these components or subcomponents indicated therein, some of these components or subcomponents, and / or additional components. For example, a system may include a RUM accumulator 302, a RUM regulator 408, and a RUM control module 504, or another combination of these and other components. Subcomponents can also be implemented as components, preferably communicatively connected to other components, rather than included in the parent (main) components. Additionally, it should be noted that one or more of the components can be combined into a single component that provides aggregate functionality. For example, the data acquisition unit 308 may include a storage device 312, or vice versa, to facilitate receiving wireless performance metrics and storing received metric information through a single component. The components may also interact with one or more other components not specifically described in the document, but known to specialists in this field of technology.

In addition, the various parts of the disclosed systems above and the methods below may include or consist of components, subcomponents, processes, tools, techniques or mechanisms using artificial intelligence or knowledge or controlled by rules (for example, processors with support for processing vector data, neural networks, expert systems, Bayesian trust networks, fuzzy logic, data fusion processors, classifiers ...). Such components, among other things, and in addition to those already described in the document, can automate some mechanisms or processes performed by such a way to make parts of systems and methods more adaptive, as well as efficient and intelligent.

Considering the exemplary systems described above, methods that can be implemented in accordance with the disclosed subject matter will be better understood with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 8-10. Although, for the purpose of ease of explanation, the methods are shown and described as a sequence of steps, it should be understood that the claimed subject matter is not limited to the order of steps, since some steps can occur in different order and / or simultaneously with other steps of those that are depicted and described in document. In addition, not all illustrated steps may be required to implement the methods described below. In addition, it should be further appreciated that the methods disclosed below and throughout this description are capable of being stored on the product in order to facilitate the transportation and transfer of such techniques to computers. The term “product,” as used, is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device, device, along with a storage medium or storage medium.

FIG. 8 illustrates a flowchart of an exemplary method 800 that provides intersectoral fairness in reducing interference for mobile communications. At 802, method 800 may obtain a performance metric for at least two mobile base stations. The performance metric can be related to wireless quality related to two mobile base stations. As specific examples, a performance metric may include a median data rate, an average data rate, signal interference, SNR, a percentage of the guaranteed bit rate, or a similar metric of wireless signals, or a combination thereof.

In one or more aspects, the at least two mobile base stations may be adjacent base stations of a mobile RAN node. In this case, the wireless transmissions of the base stations can often interfere with each other in the receiving devices. The metrics of the characteristics of such signals can be determined at the receiving devices and transmitted back to the base stations. In another aspect, performance metrics can be derived from uplink signals received at base stations from wireless devices (for example, metrics can be specified as part of uplink signals, or uplink signals can be analyzed directly to determine performance metrics such signals). Performance metrics information can be shared among base stations, aggregated in a common control device, and / or shared by mobile devices for further analysis.

At 804, method 800 can determine the RUM accumulation rate for devices within a sector of a mobile RAN node. The intensity may be based, at least in part, on a comparison of the performance metrics of at least two base stations. As a specific example, to illustrate the foregoing, the average data rate for a sector can be compared with the average data rate for a neighboring sector (s). The RUM accumulation rate can then be set based on this comparison. In one particular aspect, performance metrics data for all sectors can be accumulated to form aggregate sector performance metrics data. The RUM accumulation rate for each sector can be based on comparing the performance metric for each sector with aggregated performance metric data. Accordingly, method 800 provides an algorithm for establishing RUM accumulation based on relationships of wireless performance between sectors of a mobile RAN node. Through such an algorithm, the likelihood that the performance of a sector is improved by a poorly performing sector can be reduced, providing increased reliability for mobile communications.

FIG. 9 illustrates a flowchart of an example method 900 that can control the accumulation intensities of RUM sectors of a mobile RAN node to provide intersectoral fairness for a node. At 902, method 900 may obtain a performance metric for at least two mobile base stations. At 904, method 900 can determine the RUM accumulation rate for the mobile RAN node sectors served by each station from at least two base stations. At 906, method 900 can determine the RUM output rate for devices in each sector based, at least in part, on the RUM accumulation rate. Thus, the frequency with which a particular device (or, for example, a set of devices) can issue RUM messages can be determined using the accumulation rate. Other factors that determine the rate of delivery may include the number of devices in the sector associated with a particular device metric performance compared to other devices in the sector, the type of call in which a particular device is involved (for example, calls with higher quality of service may be given a higher value of intensity issuing to maintain the performance of such calls, calls with a lower quality of service may be given a lower value of the intensity of the issuance, since the quality of the state does not have such a large relative influence, and so on), or a similar or combination thereof.

At 908, method 900 may obtain changes in performance metrics. For example, performance metrics can be recalculated at a later point in time. As a specific example, performance metrics can be recalculated periodically. Current performance metrics (or, for example, changes in current metrics compared to previous metrics) can be used to recalculate the RUM accumulation rate. At 910, method 900 can update the accumulation rate for sectors of a mobile RAN node based on a comparison of sector performance with an aggregated sector performance metric. Thus, if the sector performance metric is lower than the aggregated performance metric (or, for example, less than the threshold performance aggregated metric), then the accumulation rate RUM of such a sector can be increased. Where the sector performance metric is greater than the aggregated performance metric (or, for example, greater than the aggregate performance metric plus threshold), the RUM accumulation rate for the sector can be reduced. Where the sector performance metric is essentially equivalent to the aggregated performance metric, the RUM accumulation rate can be increased, decreased, or left unchanged. In addition to the foregoing, changes in the sector performance metric may be based on a constant value (for example, determined based on previous RUM accumulation rates, radio conditions of the mobile RAN node, time-averaged statistics of the mobile RAN node or the like) or based on a variable determined at least partially, according to the RUM accumulation rate, the difference in performance metric for a sector compared to at least one neighboring sector (at for example, a sector of aggregate performance) or a similar or combination thereof.

At 912, method 900 can establish sector priority based on accumulation rate. Sector priority can be used to determine if the RUM accumulation rate received at the sector device should be respected by the receiving device. The priority may be based, at least in part, on the RUM accumulation rate for the sector. Alternatively or in addition, priority may be based on the weighting coefficient of the received RUM. At step 914, method 900 can set a weighting factor for the RUM generated by the sector device based, at least in part, on performance metrics for the sector or RUM accumulation rate. At 916, the device is instructed to comply with the received RUM based on sector priority, RUM weight, or both.

FIG. 10 illustrates a flowchart of an example method 1000 that facilitates intersectoral fairness for a mobile RAN. At 1002, method 1000 may obtain a base station performance metric from an OTA transmission originating from the base station. At 1004, method 1000 may forward the performance metric to a serving base station. At 1006, method 1000 may receive a RUM based at least in part on performance metrics. At 1008, method 1000 may comply with the RUM based on the RUM weight, performance metrics for the serving sector, or both. Compliance with the RUM may further comprise the step of reducing the power of the wireless transmissions. At 1010, method 1000 can analyze a sector performance metric for a serving sector. The analysis may relate to a message received from the serving OTA base station. At 1012, method 1000 can accumulate RUM messages based at least in part on a sector performance metric compared to an aggregated sector performance metric, wherein the aggregated sector performance metric contains at least information related to a base station.

11 is a block diagram of an example system 1100 that can facilitate wireless communications in accordance with some aspects disclosed herein. On the downlink, at access point 1105, a transmit (TX) data processor 1110 receives, formats, encodes, interleaves, and modulates (or displays a symbol) traffic data and provides modulation symbols (“data symbols”). A symbol modulator 1115 receives and processes the data symbols and pilot symbols and provides a stream of symbols. A symbol modulator 1120 multiplexes data and pilot symbols and provides them to a transmitter unit 1120 (TMTR). Each transmission symbol may be a data symbol, a pilot symbol, or a signal value of zero. Pilot symbols may be sent continuously in each symbol period. The pilot symbols may be frequency division multiplexed (FDM), orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM), time division multiplexed (TDM) multiplexed, code division multiplexed (CDM) or a suitable combination thereof or similar modulation and / or transmission methods .

The TMTR 1120 receives and converts the symbol stream into one or more analog signals and additionally brings up (for example, amplifies, filters, and upconverts) the analog signals to form a downlink signal suitable for wireless transmission. The downlink signal is then transmitted through the antenna 1125 to the terminals. At terminal 1130, the antenna 1135 receives the downlink signal and delivers the received signal to the receiver unit 1140 (RCVR). The receiver unit 1140 brings into operation (for example, filters, amplifies, and downconverts) the received signal and digitizes the brought into operation state to obtain samples. A symbol demodulator 1145 demodulates the received pilot symbols and delivers them to a processor 1150 for channel estimation. The symbol demodulator 1145 further receives an estimate of the frequency response with respect to the downlink from the processor 1150, demodulates the data on the received symbol data to obtain data symbol estimates (which are estimates of the transmitted data symbols), and delivers the data symbol estimates to the RX data processor 1155 (receive ), which demodulates (i.e., displays the symbol back), interleaves, and decodes the data symbol estimates to recover the data of the transmitted traffic. The processing by the symbol demodulator 1145 and the RX of the data processor 1155 is complementary to the processing by the symbol modulator 1115 and the TX data processor 1110, respectively, at the access point 1105.

On the uplink, TX data processor 1160 processes the traffic data and provides data symbols. A symbol modulator 1165 receives and multiplexes data symbols with pilot symbols, performs modulation, and provides a stream of symbols. The transmitter unit 1170 then receives and processes the symbol stream to generate an uplink signal, which is transmitted by the antenna 1135 to the access point 1105. Specifically, the uplink signal may comply with SC-FDMA (Single Frequency FDMA) requirements and may include frequency hopping mechanisms, as described herein.

At access point 1105, an uplink signal from terminal 1130 is received by antenna 1125 and processed by receiver unit 1175 to obtain samples. A symbol demodulator 1180 then processes the samples and provides received pilot symbols and data symbol estimates for the uplink. The RX data processor 1185 processes the data symbol estimates to recover the traffic data transmitted by the terminal 1130. The processor 1190 performs channel estimation for each active terminal transmitting on the uplink. A plurality of terminals may transmit the pilot simultaneously on the uplink on their respective assigned sets of pilot subbands, wherein the sets of pilot subbands may be interleaved.

Processors 1190 and 1150 control (e.g., control, coordinate, organize, etc.) operation at access point 1105 and terminal 1130, respectively. Corresponding processors 1190 and 1150 may be associated with storage devices (not shown) that store program codes and data. Processors 1190 and 1150 can also perform calculations to obtain impulse response estimates for the uplink and downlink, respectively.

For a multiple access system (e.g., SC-FDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, CDMA, TDMA, etc.), multiple terminals can simultaneously transmit on the uplink. For such a system, the pilot subbands may be shared between different terminals. Channel estimation techniques can be used in cases where the pilot subbands for each terminal cover the full working frequency band (possibly except for the edges of the band). Such a structure of the pilot subbands will be desirable to obtain frequency diversity for each terminal. The methods described herein may be implemented by various means. For example, these methods may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof. For hardware, which can be digital, analog, or both digital and analog, the processing modules used for channel estimation can be implemented within one or more problem-oriented integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), devices digital signal processing (DSPD), programmable logic devices (PLD), programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and other electronic modules designed to perform tions described herein, or combinations thereof. In a software implementation, execution can be through modules (eg, procedures, functions, and so on) that perform the functions described in the document. Program codes may be stored in a memory and executed by processors 1190 and 1150.

12 and 13 are block diagrams of exemplary systems 1200, 1300 that provide and / or facilitate the accumulation of RUMs based on sector performance metrics in a mobile AN. System 1200 comprises a module 1202 for deriving performance metrics for a sector of a mobile RAN node. Module 1202 may further obtain a performance metric for at least one neighboring sector. In at least one aspect, performance metrics can be combined into a single aggregated wireless metric of a mobile RAN node. System 1200 may further comprise a module 1204 that sets the intensity with which devices in a sector accumulate RUM. Module 1204 may set the intensity, at least in part, by comparing the performance estimate for a sector and the performance estimate (s) of neighboring sectors (a). In one specific aspect, module 1204 may determine the intensity based on a performance estimate for a sector and an aggregate assessment of sector performance for a mobile RAN.

System 1300 may include a module 1302 for receiving wireless OTA messages. The module may receive a first OTA message that contains a performance metric for the mobile AN sector. Module 1302 may then receive a second OTA message that contains a RUM. The first OTA message and / or the second OTA message and related information may be supported in the data storage unit 1306. In addition to the foregoing, system 1300 may include a module 1304 for sending OTA messages to a serving base station. Module 1304 may forward to the serving base station, for example, a first OTA message or at least a performance metric. In one particular aspect, the response to the first OTA message from the serving base station may determine whether the RUM should be followed by the system 1300. Such a determination may be made by a module 1308 designed to execute processing instructions, such instructions being based at least in part on the metric sector performance, RUM weights, or a combination thereof.

The foregoing includes examples of aspects of the claimed subject matter. Of course, it is impossible to describe each potential combination of components or methods in order to describe the claimed subject matter, but one skilled in the art will appreciate that many additional combinations and variations of the claimed subject matter are possible. Accordingly, it is understood that the disclosed claimed subject matter encompasses all such changes, modifications, and variations that fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. In addition, to the extent that the terms “includes,” “has,” or “having” are used in the detailed description or in the claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a sense similar to the term “comprising” if “ containing "is interpreted when used as a transition word in a claim.

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1. A method for managing mobile communications, comprising the steps of:
obtaining in the sector of the mobile access network a performance metric for at least one neighboring sector; and
the implementation of intersectoral fairness of the use of resources based, at least in part, on the performance metric of the neighboring sector (s), and the implementation of cross-sectorial fairness of the use of resources includes establishing the intensity of accumulation of loans to avoid interference. 2. The method according to claim 1, in which the phase of the implementation of intersectoral fair access to the use of resources comprises at least one of:
obtaining a loan to avoid interference in the sector;
requesting one or more neighboring sectors to modify the transmit power on a subset of the wireless resources; or
modifying sector transmit power on a subset of wireless resources. 3. The method according to claim 2, in which the step of requesting the neighboring sector (s) to modify the transmit power further comprises at least one of:
instructing the user equipment to submit a radio request to the neighboring sector (s); or
filing a request on a relay network connecting the neighboring sector (s) to the sector. 4. The method according to claim 2, in which the step of implementing intersectoral equal access to resource use further comprises:
limiting the intensity of query execution of the neighboring sector (s) in order to modify the transmit power based on the accumulation rate of the avoidance interference credits. 5. The method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of limiting the intensity of query execution of the neighboring sector (s) in order to modify the transmission power with a maximum or minimum intensity. 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the interference avoidance credit comprises a resource utilization message. 7. The method according to claim 1, in which the implementation phase of intersectoral equal access to resource use comprises:
obtaining performance metrics for the mobile access network sector, and
establishing the intensity with which a sector accumulates resource utilization messages based, at least in part, on a comparison of the performance metrics of the sector and the performance metrics of the neighboring sector (s). 8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of issuing a resource utilization message to a neighboring sector over the relay network, based at least in part on the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages or comparing the performance metric. 9. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of enabling the terminal within the sector to issue resource utilization messages based at least in part on the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages or comparing performance metrics. 10. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of providing a minimum or maximum intensity for issuing resource utilization messages based on the intensity of accumulation of resource utilization messages or comparing performance metrics. 11. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of modulating the intensity of the issuance of resource utilization messages by the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages with a unit weight. 12. The method according to claim 7, further comprising the step of updating the rate of accumulation of resource utilization messages based on, at least in part, changing subsequent performance metrics for a sector or a neighboring sector. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of updating the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages with a predetermined constant. 14. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of updating the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages of varying intensity, which depends, at least in part, on the metric of the performance of the sector. 15. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of using, as a metric of the operating characteristic, the median value of the data rate, average data rate, bandwidth, delay, latency, bandwidth, signal strength, traffic load of the sector, number terminals served by the sector, matching the guaranteed bit rate, or a combination thereof. 16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of implementing intersectoral fairness of resource use further comprises the step of aggregating performance metrics for multiple sectors of a mobile access network. 17. The method according to clause 16, further comprising the step of increasing the query execution rate of the neighboring sector (s) to modify the transmit power if the performance metric for the sector is less than the aggregated performance metric. 18. The method according to clause 16, further comprising the step of reducing the query execution rate of the neighboring sector (s) to modify the transmit power if the performance metric for the sector is greater than or equal to the aggregated performance metric. 19. The method according to claim 1, additionally containing at least one of:
use a relay network to collect performance metric information from a neighboring sector (s), or
receiving performance metric information from a user terminal served by a mobile access network. 20. The method according to claim 1, further comprising applying an intersectoral fairness measure of resource utilization to determine the priority of the resource utilization message issued by the neighboring sector. 21. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of weighting the priority of the resource utilization message issued by the sector based on, at least in part, a measure of intersectoral fairness of resource utilization. 22. A device that controls wireless communications, comprising:
a data acquisition unit that receives, in a sector of a mobile access network, a performance metric for at least one neighboring sector;
a management module that implements intersectoral fairness of resource use based on, at least in part, the performance metric of the neighboring sector (s), and the implementation of cross-sectorial fairness of use of resources includes determining the intensity of accumulation of loans to avoid interference;
a storage device that stores data of the obtained performance metrics and commands for device modules; and
a processor that executes instructions stored in the storage device to perform device functions. 23. The device according to item 22, in which the control module implements intersectoral equal access to resource use through at least one of:
obtaining a loan to avoid interference in the sector;
querying one or more neighboring sectors to modify the transmit power on a subset of the wireless resources; or
modifying sector transmit power on a subset of wireless resources. 24. The device according to item 23, in which the control module performs at least one of the following:
instructs the user equipment to submit a radio request to the neighboring sector (s); or
submits a request over the relay network connecting the neighboring sector (s) with the sector. 25. The device according to item 23, in which the control module further implements intersectoral equal access to resource use by:
restrictions on the intensity of the execution of requests of the neighboring sector (s) in order to modify the transmission power based on the intensity of accumulation of loans to avoid interference. 26. The device according to item 23, in which the control module limits the execution rate of the request of the neighboring sector (s) to modify the transmit power with a maximum or minimum intensity. 27. The device according to item 23, in which the credit to avoid interference contains a message about the use of resources. 28. The device according to item 22, in which:
the data acquisition unit obtains a performance metric for the wireless access network sector; and
the control module determines the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages for the sector based, at least in part, on the comparison of the performance metrics of the sector and the performance metrics of the neighboring sector (s). 29. The device according to p, optionally containing an implementation module that implements at least one of the following:
provides a resource utilization message to a neighboring sector over the relay network based at least in part on the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages or comparison of the performance metric; or
instructs the terminal within the sector to issue a resource utilization message based at least in part on the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages or the comparison of performance metrics. 30. The device according to clause 29, in which the implementation module modulates the intensity for the issuance of resource utilization messages by the intensity of accumulation of resource utilization messages with a unit weight. 31. The device according to clause 29, in which the implementation module provides the minimum or maximum intensity of the issuance of resource utilization messages based on, at least in part, the intensity of accumulation of resource utilization messages or comparing performance metrics. 32. The device according to p. 28, further containing a priority adjustment module that updates the accumulation rate of resource utilization messages based, at least in part, on a change in subsequent metrics for the performance of sectors. 33. The device according to p, in which:
a data collection unit aggregates performance metric data for a plurality of sectors of a mobile access network; and
the rate of accumulation of resource utilization messages for the sector is based, at least in part, on aggregated performance metric data. 34. The device according to p. 33, in which the priority adjustment module increases the query execution rate of the neighboring sector (s) to modify the transmit power if the performance metric for the sector is less than the aggregated performance metric. 35. The device according to p. 33, in which the priority adjustment module reduces the query execution rate of the neighboring sector (s) to modify the transmit power if the performance metric for the sector is greater than or equal to the aggregated performance metric. 36. The device according to p, in which the module adjusting the priority updates the intensity of the accumulation of messages using the resources of a predetermined constant. 37. The device according to p, in which the priority adjustment module updates the rate of accumulation of resource utilization messages of variable intensity, which depends, at least in part, on the metric of the performance of the sector or the metric of the performance of the neighboring sector (s). 38. The device according to item 22, in which the performance metric contains the median value of the data rate, average data rate, bandwidth, delay, latency, bandwidth, signal strength, traffic load of the sector, the number of terminals served by the sector, matching guaranteed bit rate, or a combination thereof. 39. The device according to item 22, in which the data acquisition unit receives a performance metric through a transit network. 40. The device according to item 22, in which the data collection unit receives a performance metric from a user terminal served by a mobile access network. 41. The device according to item 22, further comprising a resource utilization message analyzer that uses a measure of intersectoral fairness of resource utilization to determine the priority of the resource utilization message issued by the neighboring sector. 42. The device according to item 22, further containing a priority module that adjusts the weight of the resource utilization message issued by the sector device based, at least in part, on a measure of intersectoral fairness of resource utilization. 43. A device configured to control mobile communications, comprising:
means for obtaining, in a sector of a mobile access network, a performance metric for at least one neighboring sector; and
means for implementing intersectoral equal access to resource use, based at least in part on the metric of the performance of neighboring sector (s), and the implementation of intersectoral equal access to resource use includes establishing the intensity of accumulation of loans to avoid interference. 44. The device according to item 43, in which the means for implementing intersectoral fairness of use of resources contains means for establishing for the sector the intensity of accumulation of messages of use of resources for the sector based on the metrics of the performance of the neighboring sector (s) or the metrics of the performance of the sector or comparison of such metrics. 45. The device according to item 44, further containing a means for determining the intensity of sending messages using resources based on, at least in part, the intensity of the accumulation of messages using resources. 46. The device according to item 44, further containing a means for updating the intensity of the accumulation of messages using resources based on, at least in part, changes in comparison. 47. The device according to item 46, further containing a means for aggregating the performance metrics for multiple sectors, while the means for updating adjusts the accumulation rate of resource utilization messages based, at least in part, on the aggregated performance metrics. 48. The device according to item 46, in which the means for updating carries out at least one of the following:
increases the rate of accumulation of resource utilization messages if the performance metric for the sector is less than the aggregated performance metric; or
reduces the rate of accumulation of resource utilization messages if the performance metric for the sector is greater than or equal to the aggregated performance metric. 49. A processor configured to control mobile communications, comprising:
a first module that receives, in a sector of a mobile access network, a performance metric of at least one neighboring sector; and
the second module, which implements the equal access to use of intersectoral resources based at least in part on the performance metric of the neighboring sector (s), and the implementation of intersectoral equal access to the use of resources includes establishing the intensity of accumulation of loans to avoid interference. 50. Computer-readable medium containing:
computer-readable instructions configured to control mobile communications, the instructions being executable by at least one computer for:
obtaining in the sector of the mobile access network a performance metric of at least one neighboring sector; and
the implementation of intersectoral fairness of the use of resources based at least in part on the metric of the operational characteristics of the neighboring sector (s), and the implementation of cross-sectorial fairness of the use of resources includes establishing the intensity of accumulation of loans to avoid interference. 51. A method for facilitating wireless communication, comprising the steps of:
receiving a radio transmission that contains a metric of the performance of a signal of a base station of a mobile communication; and
promoting intersectoral fairness in the use of resources, at least in part, by forwarding the metrics of signal performance to a serving mobile base station. 52. The method of claim 51, further comprising the step of receiving a second radio transmission that provides a resource utilization message for an access terminal based in part on a signal performance metric. 53. The method according to paragraph 52, further comprising at least one of:
determining a weighting factor included in the resource utilization message; or
obtaining performance metrics for a sector associated with a serving mobile base station. 54. The method of claim 53, further comprising the step of executing a resource utilization message command based at least in part on a weighting factor or sector performance metric. 55. The method according to paragraph 52, further comprising the steps of:
analyzing the second radio transmission to determine a performance metric for a sector associated with a serving mobile base station; and
transmitting the metrics of the operational characteristics of the sector to the serving base station of mobile communications. 56. The method of claim 55, further comprising the step of accumulating resource utilization messages with a controlled intensity determined at least in part by the metric of the sector performance or interference observed by the access terminal, compared to the aggregated sector performance metric for this sector and one or several other sectors. 57. The method of claim 56, further comprising the step of modulating the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages with a minimum intensity or a maximum intensity. 58. An access terminal comprising:
a receiver that receives a first radio transmission containing a metric of a signal performance of a mobile base station;
a routing module that facilitates intersectoral fairness of resource utilization, at least in part, by wirelessly transmitting the signal performance metrics to a serving mobile base station;
a storage device that stores data and processing modules for the access terminal; and
a processor that executes instructions of a processing module to perform access terminal functions. 59. The access terminal of claim 58, wherein the receiver receives a second radio transmission that provides a resource utilization message for the access terminal based in part on a signal performance metric. 60. The access terminal according to § 59, further comprising at least one of:
a priority module that determines the weight of the resource utilization message; or
a channel analysis module that measures a performance metric of a sector associated with a serving mobile base station. 61. The access terminal of claim 60, further comprising an arbitration component that instructs the processor to execute a resource utilization message command based on a comparison of a weighting factor and a sector performance metric. 62. The access terminal of claim 58, further comprising a channel analysis module that evaluates a second radio transmission to determine a metric of performance of a sector associated with a serving mobile base station. 63. The access terminal of claim 62, wherein the receiver accumulates resource utilization messages assigned to the access terminal by the serving mobile base station, with an adjustable intensity determined, at least in part, by the sector performance metric or interference observed by the access terminal, and aggregated a metric of sector performance for a sector and one or more other sectors. 64. The access terminal of claim 63, wherein the intensity of the accumulation of resource utilization messages is modulated by a minimum or maximum intensity. 65. A device that facilitates wireless communications, comprising:
means for receiving a first radio transmission containing a metric of a signal performance of a mobile base station;
means for promoting intersectoral fairness in the use of resources, at least in part, by wirelessly transmitting performance metrics to a serving mobile base station;
means for storing data and processing modules for the device; and
processing means that executes instructions of the processing module to perform device functions. 66. The device according to item 65, in which the means for receiving the first transmission by radio additionally receives a second transmission by radio, which gives a message of resource use for the device based on a partial metric of the signal’s performance. 67. The device according to p, optionally containing:
means for measuring a metric of a performance characteristic of a sector associated with a serving mobile base station; and
means for determining whether to execute a resource utilization message command based at least in part on a sector performance metric. 68. The device according to p, optionally containing means for analyzing the second transmission by radio to determine the metric of the performance characteristics of the sector of the serving base station. 69. The apparatus of claim 68, further comprising means for accumulating resource utilization messages assigned to the apparatus by the serving mobile base station with adjustable intensity determined at least in part by the metric of the sector performance or the interference observed by the device and the aggregated metric of the performance sectors for this sector and one or more other sectors. 70. The device according to p, optionally containing means for modulating the intensity of the accumulation of messages using resources with minimum or maximum intensity. 71. A processor configured to facilitate wireless communications, comprising:
a first module that receives a radio transmission comprising a metric of a signal performance of a base station of a mobile communication;
a second module that implements intersectoral fairness of resource use, at least in part, by sending performance metrics to a serving mobile base station. 72. Computer-readable medium containing:
computer readable instructions configured to facilitate wireless communication, the instructions being executable by at least one computer for:
receiving a radio transmission containing a performance metric of a signal of a mobile base station;
implementing intersectoral fairness in the use of resources, at least in part, by sending the metrics of the signal’s performance to a serving mobile base station.

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