Inter-UE Interference Cancellation via Selective Subframe Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless communication systems, particularly in LTE technology, face challenges in effectively canceling interference from other User Equipments (UEs), which affects the performance and efficiency of mobile broadband access and other multi-access technologies.

Innovation Solution

The method involves identifying subframes vulnerable to interference from other UEs by reading network configurations and system information, and then selectively canceling interference in those subframes using energy or signal detection mechanisms, prioritizing interference cancellation for candidate resource blocks based on LTE uplink properties.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If interference cancellation is performed on all resources, then interference mitigation is maximized, but processing complexity and energy consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterference from other UEsVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by performing interference cancellation selectively on specific resources (subframes, resource blocks, physical channels) rather than uniformly across all resources. The UE identifies candidate resources based on network configuration and performs cancellation only where interference is detected, optimizing the trade-off between interference mitigation and processing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by performing interference cancellation on a subset of resources rather than all resources. The UE identifies candidate resources based on network configuration information and performs cancellation only on those specific resources where interference is likely to occur, reducing overall processing complexity while maintaining effective interference mitigation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

2Object-affected harmful factors

If interference cancellation is performed on all resources, then interference mitigation is maximized, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterference from other UEsVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by performing interference cancellation selectively on specific resources (subframes, resource blocks, physical channels) rather than uniformly across all resources. The UE identifies candidate resources based on network configuration and performs cancellation only where interference is detected, optimizing the trade-off between interference mitigation and processing complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by performing interference cancellation on a subset of resources rather than all resources. The UE identifies candidate resources based on network configuration information and performs cancellation only on those specific resources where interference is likely to occur, reducing overall processing complexity while maintaining effective interference mitigation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Object-affected harmful factors

If all subframes are processed for interference cancellation, then interference mitigation is maximized, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinterference from other UEsVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by identifying candidate resources for interference cancellation based on network configuration information before actual data reception. The UE uses system information and uplink resource allocation data to pre-determine which subframes and resource blocks are likely to contain interference, enabling faster processing during actual reception by focusing only on identified candidate resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP2880772B1Inter-UE interference cancellation
Publication Date: 2019.08.21 QUALCOMM INC
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AI summary

Interference cancellation occurs for devices, where the source of the interference is another UE. The victim UE receiver identifies subframes vulnerable to potential interference from other UEs. Candidate resource blocks in the identified vulnerable subframes are listed. Interference is cancelled for edge resource blocks and valid contiguous resource blocks.