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Apparatuses and methods for discovery message formats distinction

US10182334B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Yunxi Li · Järfälla, SE
Qianxi Lu · Beijing, CN
Stefano Sorrentino · Solna, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 17, 2016
Grant date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 19, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W72/04
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method in a first communication device, a first communication device, a method in a second communication device and a second communication device and computer programs are provided. The method in the first communication device comprises: receiving from the second communication device, a discovery message at Layer 1 of the first communication device; identifying a message format of the received discovery message; decoding the received discovery message according to the identified message format; and sending the decoded discovery message to higher layers (L2/L3) of the first communication device.

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