User equipment, communication system, and method of controlling a user equipment
US10117252B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/005
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user equipment (2) has a wireless interface configured for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment (2) is configured to use device-to-device resources for device-to-device discovery and/or device-to-device communication. The device-to-device resources are dependent on whether the user equipment is out of coverage of the cellular communication network.
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