Uplink interference avoidance under open loop power control conditions

Abstract

Various embodiments disclosed herein provide for facilitating uplink interference avoidance. According an embodiment, a system can comprise identifying network node devices and communication devices operating within a boundary located adjacent to an external system. The system can comprise determining communication settings of the communication devices that are engaged in an uplink session with the network node devices. The system can comprise estimating a total uplink interference into the external system based on a propagation model and an uplink power control value determined from the communication settings. The system can comprise in response to determining that the total uplink interference is greater than a defined value and in response to determining that the network node devices employed an open loop power control, requesting the network node devices to initiate an update to an uplink power limit (e.g., facilitate uplink power reduction) of the communication devices engaged in the uplink session with the network node devices.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 determining interference data representative of a total uplink interference into an external system caused by network node equipment and communication devices operating within a boundary located adjacent to the external system; and 
 in response to determining that the total uplink interference is greater than a defined total uplink interference threshold and in response to determining that the network node equipment employed an open loop power control, requesting the network node equipment to initiate an update to an uplink power limit. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the uplink power limit comprises an uplink power limit of the communication devices. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining an updated maximum uplink power control value to use for the uplink power limit.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein determining the updated maximum uplink power control value comprises:
 determining a communication type and a quality of service assigned to the communication type; and   determining the updated maximum uplink power control value based on the communication type and the quality of service.   
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein determining the updated maximum uplink power control value comprises:
 determining the updated maximum uplink power control value based on a type of uplink communication in which the communication devices are engaged.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein determining the updated maximum uplink power control value comprises:
 determining the updated maximum uplink power control value further based on a quality of service assigned to the communication devices for the type of uplink communication.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein determining the updated maximum uplink power control value comprises:
 determining the updated maximum uplink power control value using radio information of the communication devices.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the radio information comprises a reference signal received power and a reference signal received quality. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein determining the updated maximum uplink power control value comprises:
 determining the updated maximum uplink power control value using a power headroom report received from a communication device of the communication devices.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein determining the updated maximum uplink power control value comprises:
 determining the updated maximum uplink power control value using traffic information representative of a type of traffic associated with the communication devices.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein determining the updated maximum uplink power control value comprises:
 determining the updated maximum uplink power control value using quality of service information received from the communication devices.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the defined total uplink interference threshold is associated with a maximum interference value allowed by the external system, and wherein an uplink frequency used by the network node equipment causes interference with the external system. 
     
     
         13 . A method, comprising:
 determining, by network equipment comprising a processor, interference data representative of an aggregated uplink interference into an external system caused by network nodes and mobile devices operating within a boundary located adjacent to the external system; and   in response to determining that the aggregated uplink interference is greater than a maximum aggregated uplink interference threshold and in response to determining that the network nodes employed an open loop power control, requesting, by the network equipment, the network nodes to initiate an update to an uplink power limit.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 determining, by the network equipment, a maximum uplink power control value to use for the uplink power limit of the mobile devices.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein determining the maximum uplink power control value is based on a communication setting of a mobile device of the mobile devices. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the maximum aggregated uplink interference threshold is associated with a maximum interference allowed by the external system for operation, and wherein an uplink frequency used by the network nodes causes interference with the external system. 
     
     
         17 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
 determining a total uplink interference into an external system caused by network node devices and user equipment operating within a boundary located adjacent to the external system; and   in response to determining that the total uplink interference is greater than a defined total uplink interference threshold and in response to determining that the network node devices employed an open loop power control, sending a request to the network node devices to initiate an update to an uplink power limit.   
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 determining an updated maximum uplink power control setting based on a user behavior setting of a user equipment of the user equipment.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the request is a first request to initiate a first update, and wherein the operations further comprise:
 sending a second request to the network node devices to initiate a second update to the updated maximum uplink power control setting.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 17 , wherein the defined total uplink interference threshold is associated with a maximum interference for which the external system is rated, and wherein an uplink frequency of the network node devices, common to the external system, is determined to cause interference with the external system.