Discovery and operation of hybrid wireless wide area and wireless local area networks
US8917708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Technology for setting up a Device to Device (D2D) communication channel between mobile wireless devices is disclosed. The technology includes identifying a first user equipment and a second user equipment located within a proximity; receiving network assisted proximity discovery information at one of the first UE and the second UE from an evolved packet core (EPC) operating on a third generation partnership practice (3GPP) wireless wide area network (WWAN); and setting up a device to device (D2D) communication between the first UE and the second UE based on the network assisted proximity discovery information received from the EPC.
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