METHODS OF OBTAINING MEASUREMENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG AND/OR HIGHLY VARYING INTERFERENCE.

摘要

Systems and methods for obtaining effective measurements in a cellular communications network (30) are disclosed. In one embodiment, a node (50, 52) (i.e., a measuring node) in a cellular communications network (30) performs a reference measurement at the node (50, 52), where the reference measurement contains one or more interference components. The node (50, 52) then mitigates at least one of the interference components contained in the reference measurement to thereby provide an effective measurement. In one embodiment, the effective measurement is used by the measuring node (50, 52), reported to another node (50, 52), or both used by the measuring node (50, 52) and reported to another node (50, 52).