Interference that occurs during wireless communication may be managed through the use of fractional reuse and other techniques. In some aspects fractional reuse may relate to HARQ interlaces, portions of a timeslot, frequency spectrum, and spreading codes. Interference may be managed through the use
Interference that occurs during wireless communication may be managed through the use of fractional reuse and other techniques. In some aspects fractional reuse may relate to HARQ interlaces, portions of a timeslot, frequency spectrum, and spreading codes. Interference may be managed through the use of a transmit power profile and/or an attenuation profile. Interference also may be managed through the use of power management-related techniques.
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1. A method of communication, comprising: determining a quantity of uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access po
1. A method of communication, comprising: determining a quantity of uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; andsending at least one message comprising an indication of the determined quantity to the access points. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising specifying which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, the method further comprising specifying which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein: the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points comprises a first portion of a set of HARQ interlaces assigned to a macro access point; anda second portion of the set of HARQ interlaces assigned to the macro access point are designated for macro coverage. 6. An apparatus for communication, comprising: an interference controller configured to determine a quantity of uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; anda communication controller configured to send at least one message comprising an indication of the determined quantity to the access points. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the communication controller is further configured to receive information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising specifying which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, wherein the interference controller is further configured to specify which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points comprises a first portion of a set of HARQ interlaces assigned to a macro access point; anda second portion of the set of HARQ interlaces assigned to the macro access point are designated for macro coverage. 11. An apparatus for communication, comprising: means for determining a quantity of uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; andmeans for sending at least one message comprising an indication of the determined quantity to the access points. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for sending is configured to receive information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for determining is further configured to specify which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, wherein the means for determining is further configured to specify which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein: the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points comprises a first portion of a set of HARQ interlaces assigned to a macro access point; anda second portion of the set of HARQ interlaces assigned to the macro access point are designated for macro coverage. 16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to: determine a quantity of uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; andsend at least one message comprising an indication of the determined quantity to the access points. 17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, further comprising codes for causing a computer to receive information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, further comprising codes for causing a computer to specify which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, the codes for causing a computer to specify which of the uplink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein: the quantity of uplink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points comprises a first portion of a set of HARQ interlaces assigned to a macro access point; anda second portion of the set of HARQ interlaces assigned to the macro access point are designated for macro coverage. 21. A method of wireless communication, comprising: receiving an indication that specifies how many uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of uplink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andselecting a subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining uplink interference on each of the uplink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the uplink HARQ interlaces have lower uplink interference. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the determination of the uplink interference comprises monitoring the uplink HARQ interlaces. 24. The method of claim 21, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 25. The method of claim 21, further comprising: determining uplink interference on the subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces;sending information indicative of the uplink interference to a network node that sent the indication; andreceiving an adjusted indication as a result of sending the information. 26. The method of claim 21, further comprising employing discontinuous transmission to restrict uplink-related communication to the selected subset of uplink HARQ interlaces. 27. The method of claim 21, wherein the access point is restricted to not provide, for at least one node, at least one of the group consisting of: signaling, data access, registration, and service. 28. An apparatus for communication, comprising: a communication controller configured to receive an indication that specifies how many uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of uplink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andan interference controller configured to select a subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining uplink interference on each of the uplink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the uplink HARQ interlaces have lower uplink interference. 30. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 31. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein: the interference controller is further configured to determine uplink interference on the subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces;the communication controller is further configured to send information indicative of the uplink interference to a network node that sent the indication; andthe communication controller is further configured to receive an adjusted indication as a result of sending the information. 32. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the communication controller is further configured to employ discontinuous transmission to restrict uplink-related communication to the selected subset of uplink HARQ interlaces. 33. An apparatus for communication, comprising: means for receiving an indication that specifies how many uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of uplink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andmeans for selecting a subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining uplink interference on each of the uplink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the uplink HARQ interlaces have lower uplink interference. 35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 36. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein: the means for selecting determines uplink interference on the subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces;the means for receiving sends information indicative of the uplink interference to a network node that sent the indication; andthe means for receiving receives an adjusted indication as a result of sending the information. 37. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the means for receiving employs discontinuous transmission to restrict uplink-related communication to the selected subset of uplink HARQ interlaces. 38. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to: receive an indication that specifies how many uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of uplink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andselect a subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 38, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining uplink interference on each of the uplink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the uplink HARQ interlaces have lower uplink interference. 40. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 38, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the uplink HARQ interlaces. 41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 38, further comprising codes for causing the computer to: determine uplink interference on the subset of the uplink HARQ interlaces;send information indicative of the uplink interference to a network node that sent the indication; andreceive an adjusted indication as a result of sending the information. 42. A method of communication, comprising: determining a quantity of downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; andsending at least one message comprising an indication of the determined quantity to the access points. 43. The method of claim 42, further comprising receiving information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 44. The method of claim 42, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces is based on downlink traffic associated with the access points and/or how many of the access points are deployed. 45. The method of claim 42, further comprising specifying which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 46. The method of claim 42, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, the method further comprising specifying which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the downlink HARQ interlaces. 47. The method of claim 42, wherein: the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points comprises a first portion of a set of HARQ interlaces assigned to a macro access point; anda second portion of the set of HARQ interlaces assigned to the macro access point are designated for macro coverage. 48. The method of claim 42, wherein at least one of the plurality of access points is restricted to not provide, for at least one node, at least one of the group consisting of: signaling, data access, registration, and service. 49. An apparatus for communication, comprising: an interference controller configured to determine a quantity of downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; anda communication controller configured to send at least one message comprising an indication of the determined quantity to the access points. 50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the communication controller is further configured to receive information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 51. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces is based on downlink traffic associated with the access points and/or how many of the access points are deployed. 52. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the interference controller is further configured to specify which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 53. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, wherein the interference controller is further configured to specify which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the downlink. HARQ interlaces. 54. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein: the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points comprises a first portion of a set of HARQ interlaces assigned to a macro access point; anda second portion of the set of HARQ interlaces assigned to the macro access point are designated for macro coverage. 55. An apparatus for communication, comprising: means for determining a quantity of downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; andmeans for sending at least one message comprising an indication of the designated determined quantity to the access points. 56. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein the means for sending is configured to receive information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 57. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces is based on downlink traffic associated with the access points and/or how many of the access points are deployed. 58. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein the means for determining is configured to specify which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 59. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, and wherein the means for determining is configured to specify which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the downlink HARQ interlaces. 60. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein: the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points comprises a first portion of a set of HARQ interlaces assigned to a macro access point; anda second portion of the set of HARQ interlaces assigned to the macro access point are designated for macro coverage. 61. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to: determine a quantity of downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces that may be used by any one of a plurality of access points, where the determined quantity is less than a quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces allocated for all of the access points; andsend at least one message comprising an indication of the determined quantity to the access points. 62. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 61, further comprising codes for causing the computer to receive information relating to interference associated with at least one of the access points, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces comprises adapting the quantity based on the received information. 63. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 61, wherein the determination of the quantity of downlink HARQ interlaces is based on downlink traffic associated with the access points and/or how many of the access points are deployed. 64. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 61, further comprising codes for causing the computer to specify which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by at least one of the access points. 65. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 61, wherein at least a portion of the access points are neighboring access points, further comprising codes for causing the computer to specify which of the downlink HARQ interlaces are to be used by the neighboring access points on a mutually exclusive basis to mitigate interference on at least a portion of the downlink HARQ interlaces. 66. A method of wireless communication, comprising: receiving an indication that specifies how many downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of downlink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andselecting a subset of the downlink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 67. The method of claim 66, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining downlink interference on each of the downlink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the downlink HARQ interlaces have lower downlink interference. 68. The method of claim 67, wherein the determination of the downlink interference comprises receiving channel quality or data rate information from an access terminal associated with the access point. 69. The method of claim 66, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the downlink HARQ interlaces. 70. The method of claim 66, further comprising: determining downlink interference on the subset of the downlink HARQ interlaces;sending information indicative of the downlink interference to a network node that sent the indication; andreceiving an adjusted indication as a result of sending the information. 71. The method of claim 66, further comprising employing discontinuous transmission to restrict downlink-related communication to the selected subset of downlink HARQ interlaces. 72. The method of claim 66, wherein the access point is restricted to not provide, for at least one node, at least one of the group consisting of: signaling, data access, registration, and service. 73. An apparatus for communication, comprising: a communication controller configured to receive an indication that specifies how many downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of downlink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andan interference controller configured to select a subset of the downlink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 74. The apparatus of claim 73, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining downlink interference on each of the downlink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the downlink HARQ interlaces have lower downlink interference. 75. The apparatus of claim 73, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the downlink HARQ interlaces. 76. The apparatus of claim 73, wherein the communication controller is further configured to employ discontinuous transmission to restrict downlink-related communication to the selected subset of downlink HARQ interlaces. 77. An apparatus for communication, comprising: means for receiving an indication that specifies how many downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of downlink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andmeans for selecting a subset of the downlink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 78. The apparatus of claim 77, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining downlink interference on each of the downlink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the downlink HARQ interlaces have lower downlink interference. 79. The apparatus of claim 77, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the downlink HARQ interlaces. 80. The apparatus of claim 77, further comprising means for employing discontinuous transmission to restrict downlink-related communication to the selected subset of downlink HARQ interlaces. 81. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to: receive an indication that specifies how many downlink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) interlaces of a set of downlink HARQ interlaces may be used by an access point; andselect a subset of the downlink HARQ interlaces to use based on the indication. 82. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 81, wherein the selection of the subset comprises: determining downlink interference on each of the downlink HARQ interlaces; anddetermining which of the downlink HARQ interlaces have lower downlink interference. 83. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 81, wherein the selection of the subset comprises communicating with a neighboring access point to select mutually exclusive ones of the downlink HARQ interlaces.
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