APPARATUSES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS RELATED TO IMPROVEMENTS IN CARRIER LOADING STATUS REPORTS

摘要

According to at least an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus, comprising a controller configured to receive a feedback signal indicative of a communication channel quality from at least one terminal, the at least one terminal communicating on a respective physical channel, the physical channel being a communication channel of the apparatus and of another entity, classify each terminal, based on the respective feedback signal, into one of at least two interference classes, derive, for at least one interference class, an indication of occupation of the respective channel by the terminals of the respective class. Correspondingly, its counterpart is proposed under another aspect, i.e. an apparatus, comprising a controller configured to receive, for at least one interference class, an indication of occupation of a respective physical channel by terminals of the respective class, the indication being associated to a respective physical channel, the physical channel being a communication channel of the apparatus and of another entity, decide on configurations to reduce interference for said physical channel used by the apparatus and the another entity based on the indication of occupation received for at least one interference class. Other aspects of examples of the present invention encompass corresponding methods and related computer program products.