Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for graph-based distributed parameter coordination in a communications network. In general, discrete local parameters to be coordinated among communication nodes in the communications network and their respective performance metrics, or costs, are modeled using a factor graph. Based on the factor graph, a variant of a sum-product algorithm, namely the min-sum algorithm, is applied in order for the communication nodes, through iterative message passing of reduced size messages with their neighboring communication nodes, to decide upon optimal values for the local parameters for the communication nodes that collectively optimize a global performance metric across the communications network. In one embodiment, the communications network is a wireless communications network. In one specific embodiment, the wireless communications network is a cellular communications network.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, a device, and a system for implementing function sharing in a wireless access hotspot device. The method comprises: a wireless access hotspot device sends information of a function supported by the wireless access hotspot device to a terminal that passed authentication; the wireless access hotspot device receives a function sharing request message returned by the terminal, and obtains from the function sharing request message information of a function the terminal requests to share, the information of the function that is requested to share comprising a function that is successfully matched from the information of the function supported by the wireless access hotspot device and is capable of being shared by the terminal; and when the terminal enabling a function in the information of the shared function, the wireless access hotspot device sends application data corresponding to the function to the terminal in a wireless transmission manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, network ad network entity for establishing a communication session between a calling subscriber residing in a first Visited IMS network and a called subscriber roaming in a second Visited IMS network. The method includes routing a first Invite request for the communication session via a media path extending from the first Visited IMS network via a Home IMS network of the called subscriber to the second Visited IMS network, and establishing the communication session. The method further includes inserting an additional IMS network entity, residing in the second Visited IMS network, in the part of the media path extending from the first Visited IMS network to the Home IMS network of the called subscriber and removing the Home IMS network of the called subscriber from the media path.

Abstract: Embodiments may comprise an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) system operating in the 1 GHz and lower frequency bands. In many embodiments, the physical layer logic may implement repetition logic to repeat portions of the data streams to increase the ability of a receiving device to detect and decode the data streams. In some embodiments, the repetition logic may comprise a preamble repeater to repeat the training and/or signal fields. In further embodiments, the repetition logic may comprise a payload repeater to repeat the payload one or more times. Other embodiments comprise a receiving device comprising a correlator to correlate the repeated preamble symbols to detect a communication from a transmitting device. The receiving device may also comprise correction logic to correct data streams from the communications signal based upon repetitions of the payload in the data streams.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for synchronizing a global time reference for access points over the air are provided. In one aspect, a method for synchronizing a global time of an access point comprises receiving a message comprising a global time indication from a second access point. The method further includes updating the global time of the access point to the global time indication from the second access point by updating a timer of the access point by an increment not to exceed a predetermined value selected small enough to ensure a maintenance of synchronization between the access point and at least one associated wireless station. The global time of the access point is updated to the global time indication from the second access point when the global time indication from the second access point indicated a later global time than the global time of the access point.

Abstract: One embodiment of this invention comprises an apparatus that desires to merge clusters in a neighbor aware network comprising a processing system, where the processing system is configured to generate a request to another apparatus to inform the apparatus when a neighboring cluster with a better cluster grade than the cluster of the apparatus exists, provide the request for transmission to the other apparatus, receive a response from the other apparatus informing of the neighboring cluster with the better cluster grade, scan for the neighboring apparatus, and merge with the neighboring cluster with the better cluster grade.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for using different MAC addresses in frames for the same station to indicate how to process the frames. In this manner, frames for IEEE 802.11ac can carry information not present in legacy frames (e.g., frames according to IEEE 802.11a/n), but these frames may be interpreted by legacy devices in a legacy way. One example method generally includes receiving a first frame comprising an indication of a first MAC address and processing the received first frame based on the first MAC address. For certain aspects, the method further includes receiving a second frame comprising an indication of a second MAC address, wherein the second MAC address is different than the first address; and processing the received second frame based on the second MAC address, such that the processing of the second frame is different than the processing of the first frame.

Abstract: Uplink transmission from a mobile device having multiple antennas to a base station having multiple antennas includes transmitting in an open-loop single-user MIMO mode when the mobile device is at high speed, transmitting in a closed-loop single-user MIMO mode when the mobile device is at low speed, and, upon request, transmitting in a multi-user collaborative MIMO mode. The method also includes controlling uplink transmissions in a selected one of the open-loop single-user MIMO, the closed-loop single-user MIMO and the multiuser collaborative MIMO modes. Uplink transmissions from the mobile device may be transmitted using multiple antennas of the mobile device. Upon request, the mobile device may switch to transmitting in multi-user collaborative MIMO mode with a subset of the multiple antennas.

Abstract: A method of routing a session from a calling party in a serving communication network of the calling party to a called party is described. The serving communication network of the calling party is distinct from a home communication network of the calling party. The method is executed by a session routing node in the serving communication network of the calling party. In order to optimize a session routing path of signaling data of the session, the method comprises receiving from the home communication network of the calling party a session routing request requesting routing the signaling data of the session to the called party via the serving communication network of the calling party, and routing the signaling data of the session to the called party via the serving communication network of the calling party based on the received session routing request.

Abstract: One example embodiment provides a method and system where a node in an IPv6 utility network communicates with an IPv6 destination node through and IPv4 network. IPv6 utility nodes are reachable through at least one access point. IPv6 packets to be transmitted between an IPv6 access point and an IPv6 destination node through a IPv4 communications network are encapsulated in IPv4 packets for transmission through the IPv4 communications network. Packets received after transmission through the IPv4 communications network at the destination node are extracted to retrieve the IPv6 packet.

Abstract: A communication routing arrangement includes two or more wireless routers coupled to a communication network, and a user device adapted to couple with the communication network through a communication path including at least one of the two or more wireless routers. The communication path between the user device and the communication network is selected based on available resources of the two or more wireless routers.

Abstract: A base station, and corresponding method therein, for assisting in the establishment of an auxiliary bearer. The base station is configured to identify a need for establishing an auxiliary bearer and then send a request for such a bearer to a network node. Also, a communications node is configured to receive a bearer establishment request and identify that such a request is for an auxiliary bearer. The communications node is further configured to associate the auxiliary bearer with a pre-existing bearer established within the communications node.

Abstract: Described herein are methods to enable wireless cellular operation in unlicensed and lightly licensed, (collectively referred to as license exempt spectrum. Cognitive methods are used to enable use of unlicensed bands and/or secondary use of lightly licensed bands. Wireless devices may use licensed exempt spectrum as new bands in addition to the existing bands to transmit to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in the downlink direction, or to a base station in the uplink direction. The wireless devices may access license exempt spectrum for bandwidth aggregation or relaying using a carrier aggregation framework. In particular, a primary component carrier operating in a licensed spectrum is used for control and connection establishment and a second component carrier operating in a licensed exempt spectrum is used for bandwidth extension.

Abstract: Arrangements disclosed here provide an LTE E-RAN employing a hierarchical architecture with a central controller controlling multiple LTE radio nodes (RNs). The RNs may be clustered within the small cell network. A fractional frequency reuse (“FFR”) scheme is provided that dynamically computes the FFR allocations at individual RNs and configures the corresponding schedulers within each RN to improve cell-edge users' experience. Once an FFR pattern has been generated and frequencies allocated, UE throughput can be emulated to predict the resulting bit rates for each UE. Using the prediction, a scheduler emulation may be run to predict the behavior of the system. The results of each cell may then be collected to generate the performance of the entire system, which may in turn be used to generate a new or modified FFR pattern, or new or modified clustering. Optimization of the performance results in an optimized FFR pattern.

Abstract: Examples of methods, systems, and computer program products relating to supervising data in a wireless network are disclosed. At least part of a system may be located between a packet data network and a base station, and/or may be at least logically separate from the base station. The system may be capable of evaluating the service provided by the base station, and may be capable of determining whether or not any action should consequently be performed. Examples of an action may include an action which may not necessarily affect en-route data packets such as outputting a report, and/or an action which may affect en-route data packets such as delaying packets, not delaying packets, and/or stopping the delaying of packets. An action which affects data packets may or may not affect data packets uniformly. An action may or may not result in an improvement in quality of user experience.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for service discovery and connection establishment of a point-to-point (e.g., device-to-device) wireless communication. Wireless devices may initiate point-to-point communication utilizing ultrasonic signals. A user may initiate a scan for one device to detect, select, and establish a connection with another device, where the scan utilizes an ultrasonic signal. Once connected, the device may create a profile with one anther and/or wirelessly communicate with one another to, for example, exchange data.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for initiating device-to-device (D2D) communication in wireless communication networks are provided. Based on received downlink or uplink signal qualities, a two-stage process, that is, a first stage of information request and a second stage of actual information transfer, may be used to initiate the D2D communication. Multiple thresholds, timers, and/or counters may be used in connection with the two-stage process. The two-stage process reduces unnecessary signaling overhead for initiating the D2D communication.

Abstract: A circuit includes a first wireless interface circuit that communicates packetized data to a first external device in accordance with a first wireless communication protocol. A second wireless interface circuit communicates packetized data to a second external device in accordance with a second wireless communication protocol. A plurality of signal lines communicate at least four lines of cooperation data between the first wireless interface circuit and the second wireless interface circuit, wherein the cooperation data relates to cooperate transceiving in a common frequency spectrum.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving wireless access point communications are provided. Some embodiments contemplate filtering operations such that two or more radios can be used in the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz band without interfering with each other. Some embodiments employ discrete Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA) and Power Amplifiers (PA) as well as frontend modules. In some examples, filtering may be primarily used on the receiving side to filter out other signals in 5 GHz before they are amplified by an external LNA or LNAs, e.g., as integrated in a WLAN chipset. Filtering may also be performed on the transmit side in some embodiments.

Abstract: A frequency offset calibrating method for use in a communication device connected to a communication system is provided. The method includes the following steps: determining a discontinuous reception cycle; awakening the communication device to a working mode from a sleep mode every discontinuous reception cycle and keep the communication device in the working mode for a first time period to receive a paging indication channel message from a communication network periodically; and awakening the communication device at a second time period other than the first time period during a first discontinuous reception cycle, thereby estimating an accumulated timing offset of a clock signal of the communication device and calibrating a frequency offset of the clock signal. In the invention, the accumulated timing offset of the clock signal can be calibrated efficiently to increase the reception performance of the page indication channel message with simple implementation and low hardware cost.

Abstract: A method in a UE for adapting a radio procedure is provided. The UE obtains information about signal configurations indicating: whether or not a DL RS, transmitted in cells on a first carrier frequency of a first carrier use the same one of a first and a second signal configuration, or whether or not the DL RS transmitted in the cells on the first carrier frequency use the same one of the first and the second signal configuration as that used for DL RS transmitted in a serving cell of the UE on the first carrier frequency. The first signal configuration includes the DL RS not being transmitted in every subframe. The second signal configuration includes the DL RS being transmitted in every subframe and also in every resource block over an entire channel bandwidth of a neighbour cell. The UE adapts a radio procedure based on the information.

Abstract: The method includes: performing a packet scheduling for a plurality of user terminals (UEs) based on information regarding QoS classes, the information regarding QoS classes is included in QoS class identifiers received from an Evolved Packet Core providing communication services to the user terminals. The method further includes receiving channel quality indicators from the plurality of user terminals and performing the scheduling also on the basis of the received channel quality indicators. The system of the invention is arranged to implement the method of the invention.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for allocating resources in a wireless communication system are provided. The method is characterized by dividing a system bandwidth into a multiple of a resource block group (RBG) to form subbands and transmitting allocation information for indicating allocated subbands among the subbands and resource allocation within the subbands.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, disclosed are a method and an apparatus for accessing a channel in a WLAN system. The method for accessing a channel from a station (STA) in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving from an access point (AP) a first frame including a traffic indication map (TIM) and a restricted access window (RAW) parameter set component; determining a RAW in which channel access of the STA is permitted, on the basis of the RAW parameter set (RPS) component; and transmitting a second frame to the AP from within the RAW that is determined, wherein the RPS component includes at least one RAW allocation field, and each of the at least one RAW allocation fields can include a RAW group field, a RAW starting point field, and a RAW duration field.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a receiver, a receiving method, and a program capable of rapidly presenting receivable one segment broadcasting. A station information obtaining unit obtains service area information used for selecting a service of broadcasting provided by a station which is included in stations transmitting broadcasting waves of the broadcasting at an arbitrary segment and transmits broadcasting waves receivable at a predetermined position. A station selecting unit selects a station transmitting broadcasting waves receivable at a predetermined position as a selectable station which is selectable based on the service area information. A channel selection control unit performs channel selection control for selecting the service of the broadcasting provided by the selectable station. The present technology is applicable to a portable receiving terminal for receiving one seg broadcasting, for example.

Abstract: Provided are a method and device for processing a standard version mode of a base station, a terminal and a base station. A base station working in a first standard version mode judges whether a working mode of the base station needs to be adjusted, the first standard version mode is a mode of providing services for a first standard version terminal at least supporting a first standard version. If a judging result is yes, the base station adjusts the first standard version mode to another standard version mode, wherein said another standard version mode is a mode of providing services for other standard version terminals at least supporting another standard version other than the first standard version. Through the solutions, the problem that the system spectrum efficiency is hard to improve effectively and the networking flexibility is low due to the excessive emphasis on backward compatibility can be solved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cognitive radio system, resource allocation apparatus thereof and method therefor. A resource allocation apparatus comprises: a transmission opportunity assessment device which is used to assess availabilities of transmission opportunities in radio resources of a primary communication system; a vector production device which is used to set a transmission opportunity selection vector for each secondary user in the cognitive radio system based on assessment results of the availabilities of transmission opportunities, wherein the transmission opportunity selection vector includes information for identifying multiple transmission opportunities assessed available; and a sending device which is used to distribute the transmission opportunity selection vector to the secondary user.

Abstract: The present invention is designed to allow more DM-RS sequences to be allocated, and more DM-RS resources to be secured. The radio communication method of the present invention has a characteristic of generating DM-RS sequences using ZC sequences that are allocated in a new number of randomized sequences between the number of randomized sequences corresponding to a ZC sequence having a length of the largest prime number, not exceeding the ZC sequence length required in the uplink DM-RS, and the number of randomized sequences defined in Rel. 10 LTE.

Abstract: A method, UE and access network device for implementing data transmission of a convergence network. The method includes: a UE bottom layer WLAN entity encapsulating signaling and/or data issued by a UE upper layer entity into a WLAN protocol format and transmitting it to a 3GPP access network through an air interface; and the UE bottom layer WLAN entity receiving the signaling and/or data transmitted by the 3GPP access network through the air interface, and decapsulating and then transmitting it to the UE upper layer entity.

Abstract: A method of second radio network node (RNN) serving second UE, includes receiving a first message from interfering RNN causing interference to the second UE. The first message has information about first ABS pattern of the interfering RNN. A second usable ABS pattern is determined including protected subframes overlapping with subframes in the first ABS pattern. The second usable ABS pattern is used by the second RNN to configure the second UE with a second measurement resource restriction pattern (MRRP) for measurement on a neighbour cell. A second message is received from a first RNN serving a first UE, which has information about a first usable ABS pattern used by the first RNN configuring the first UE with a first MRRP for neighbour cell measurement. Using the first usable ABS pattern a neighbour cell list has neighbour cell(s) on which the second UE performs measurements in the second MRRP.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and apparatus, in a base station of a communication network, for performing resource element mapping of an e PDCCH for respective user equipments served by the base station. Specifically the base station firstly determines resource element mapping patterns for the respective user equipments and performs the resource element mapping based upon the determined resource element mapping patterns, wherein the resource element mapping patterns include performing the resource element mapping for the e PDCCH by excluding resource elements corresponding to a legacy signal or performing the resource element mapping for the e PDCCH by puncturing the resource elements corresponding to the legacy signal; and then the base station sends information about the resource element mapping patterns determined for the respective user equipments and a downlink control signaling to the respective user equipments.

Abstract: A wireless access point includes a wireless interface to send or receive frames in a cell in a wireless network. A storage device stores a cell ID that uniquely identifies the wireless access point. Processing circuitry inserts the cell ID in a physical layer header of a frame, and sends the frame to a client device in the cell via the wireless interface.

Abstract: A first wireless communication device transmits a reference signal at a series of transmission times to transmit a plurality of reference signals over time. The first wireless communication device receives a communication signal from a second device. In response to determining at the first device that an acknowledgment response should be sent to the second device in response to the communication signal, the first wireless communication device applies a code to the reference signal for at least one of the transmission times of the series of transmission times. The resulting coded reference signal indicates an acknowledgment response to the second wireless communication device.

Abstract: Methods of changing a data rate of communication over an interface between a data transmitter and a data receiver are disclosed, wherein the data transmitter is associated with a first processor and transmitting data over the interface and the data receiver is associated with a second processor. The data transmitter transmits and the data receiver receives data over the interface at a first data rate. At the first processor, it is determined to change the first data rate to a second data rate. The data transmitter transmits and the data receiver receives a request to change the first data rate to the second data rate. In response thereto, a response message is transmitted by the data receiver and received by the data transmitter. When the response message comprises an acknowledgement to change the first data rate to the second data rate, the data transmitter transmits and the data receiver receives data over the interface at the second data rate.

Abstract: A method of processing state information in a radio access network (100). The radio access network (100) includes a first radio access node (103, 104) that is associated with a cell (105, 106) and user equipment (102). The method comprises maintaining state information at the user equipment (102), the state information comprising at least one state information part associable with different values. The method further comprises transmitting a current value associated with at least one state information part from the user equipment (102) to the first radio access node (103, 104) in response to detecting at least one predetermined trigger indicating that the first radio access node (103, 104) may not hold the current value. The method further comprises relying on the first radio access node (103, 104) holding the current value associated with the at least one state information part if no predetermined trigger is detected.

Abstract: A communication network messaging server (1, 100) and user devices (2, 102) have control channels (10, 21, 110) to send and receive control data. The server sends to an originating device control data indicating recipient availability, status, and/or presence prior to the originating device sending a message. The server control channel (110) includes a multiplexer (104) for streaming between a user message channel and the control channel and maintains device registration data, status data, presence data, and user group management data. The server (100) enables end user initiated availability, status, and/or presence updates to be shared with the messaging network and with recipient devices via said control channel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a universal mapping of resource elements (REs) to enhanced resource element groups (e REG) that applies to both the PDCCH and PDSCH regions; the mapping is universal since it is not user or cell-specific but applies to the resource block pairs irrespective of the actual reference signals used. The mapping is such that all REs of the resource block pair are assigned to one out of a plurality of e REGs. According to the mapping, the REs are sequentially assigned to the e REGs, in predetermined orders. Within an OFDM symbol a pair of REs is assigned to the same e REG, wherein the two REs are spaced apart from each other by 3 or 6 subcarriers.

Abstract: The method for enabling a first mobile terminal connected to a first storage terminal to send data to a second storage terminal connected to a second mobile terminal in a wireless communications system includes the steps of: receiving the information of the data to be transmitted from the first storage terminal to the second storage terminal; transmitting the information of the data through a link connected to the second mobile terminal to the second mobile terminal; receiving the information of the second storage terminal from the second mobile terminal; determining whether it is possible to transmit the data through the link based on the information of the data and the information of the second storage terminal; and if it is possible to transmit the data, transmitting the data received from the first storage terminal through the link to the second mobile terminal

Abstract: Provided are a method for transmitting a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) positive-acknowledgement (ACK)/negative-acknowledgement (NACK) in a wireless communication system and a wireless device using the same. A resource of an uplink control channel used for the transmission of the HARQ ACK/NACK is determined according to the format of downlink control information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for configuring a channel state information (CSI) feedback. The method comprises: configuring multiple sets of CIS processes for a terminal, where each CSI process comprises at least information on a channel measurement part and information on an interference measurement, where the information on the channel measurement part comprises one or multiple sets of nonzero power CSI reference signal configuration or indication information, and where the information on the interference measurement part comprises at least one type of information among the following: one or multiple sets of interference measurement resource configuration information or indication information, one or multiple sets of nonzero power CSI reference signal configuration information for use in interference measurement compensation. Also disclosed are a method for measurement and feedback based on the method, and a corresponding device for implementing the method.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an uplink control signal of a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method are provided. The method comprises the steps of: setting a first physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource for a first antenna port; setting a second PUCCH resource for a second antenna port; and transmitting a same uplink control signal through the first and second antenna ports by using the first and second PUCCH resources, wherein the first and second PUCCH resources are orthogonal to each other.

Abstract: It is possible to efficiently transmit and receive signals containing uplink control information between a base station apparatus and a mobile station apparatus. eREG is configured with a plurality of resources into which one DL PRB pair is divided, eCCE is configured with an aggregation of a plurality of eREGs, a second PDCCH is configured with an aggregation of one or more eCCEs, a PUCCH resource corresponds to each eCCE, a first reception processing unit receives information indicating a plurality of second PDCCH regions and information indicating a PUCCH resource in which association with eCCE of the second PDCCH region for each second PDCCH region is started, from the base station apparatus, and a first control unit configures a PUCCH resource, in which association with eCCE of the second PDCCH region is started, for each second PDCCH region, based on the received information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to wireless communication technology field, especially relate to a method, system and apparatus for power headroom report, for the use of power headroom report when a User Equipment(UE) aggregates carriers under different enhanced NodeBs(eNBs). Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for power headroom report, including: a user equipment which aggregates resources of multiple network equipment determines power headroom information; said user equipment sends said power headroom information to at least one of the network equipment participating in aggregation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a device for transmitting or receiving channel state information (CSI). According to the present invention, when a user equipment can be set with one or more CSI processes per serving cell, a CSI request field included in downlink control information for a specific serving cell indicates at least whether a non-periodic CSI report triggered by the CSI request field is triggered for a set of CSI process(es) set by a higher layer from among the CSI process(es) for the one serving cell.

Abstract: There are provided measures for uplink control information signaling in inter-site downlink carrier aggregation scenarios. Such measures exemplarily include obtaining uplink transmission resources for an uplink control information transmission on said primary carrier, deriving a receiving timing for said uplink control information transmission, detecting said uplink control information transmission on said primary carrier based on said uplink transmission resources and said receiving timing, and decoding uplink control information from said uplink control information transmission.

Abstract: Provided are a terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a wireless local area network (WLAN) and an apparatus for providing information associated with a channel access in a WLAN, and more particularly, the terminal for requesting and acquiring information associated with a channel access in a WLAN according to an example embodiment may verify whether a beacon is received during a predetermined beacon interval, transmit a group and slot information request signal when the beacon is verified not to be received, and receive a group and slot information response signal in response to the group and slot information request signal.

Abstract: A method for sending beacon signals is provided. The beacon signals are to be received by a slave device to discover the master device for Device to Device communication. The master device receives information from a network node. The information informs about a set of available peer discovery resources to be used in a peer discovery frame by the master device for sending beacon signals. The beacon signals are detected by the slave device. The master device obtains a beacon transmission probability. At each specific peer discovery frame, the master device determines according to the beacon transmission probability, whether or not a beacon signal shall be transmitted during that specific peer discovery frame. When determining to transmit a beacon signal during that specific peer discovery frame, master device sends the beacon signal by choosing one of the peer discovery resources out of the received set of available peer discovery resources.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method in a first User Equipment (UE) served by a radio base station (RBS) of a wireless network, for uplink power control at Multiple User Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) scheduling. The method comprises obtaining a power adaptation parameter for use in uplink transmission power control when the first UE is scheduled to be in pair with a second UE, or is scheduled to be de-paired from the second UE. The method also comprises receiving an indication from the radio base station to use the obtained power adaptation parameter in uplink transmission power control, and adapting an uplink transmission power based on the obtained power adaptation parameter and the received indication. The present invention also relates to the corresponding method in the RBS, and to the UE and the RBS.

Abstract: Suppression of serving cell transmissions directed to second-served UEs may improve channel estimation of a serving cell or a neighbor cell. This may include using scheduling information for second-served UEs to suppress serving cell signals intended for second-served UEs having overlapping MIMO transmissions. Alternatively, this scheduling information may aid in suppressing a serving cell signal for a second-served UE to improve channel estimation of a neighbor cell. Various embodiments described herein, include implementations and techniques to aid channel estimation, and signal scheduling information to a first-served UE to aid in suppression of serving cell signals for second-served UEs.