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Method and apparatus for device-to-device communication

US9042938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2012
Grant dateMay 26, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first user equipment (UE) wirelessly communicates with a network element (e.g., an eNB) on a carrier (e.g., a cellular uplink or downlink carrier) in accordance with its first capability partitioning configuration. The first UE engages in direct wireless communication on the carrier with a second UE in accordance its second capability partitioning configuration.

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