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Connection establishment method and user equipment

US9084222B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 2014
Grant dateJul 14, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention provides a connection establishment method and a user equipment. The connection establishment method includes: acquiring, by a second user equipment supporting a device to device (D2D) function, first user equipment information of a first user equipment supporting the D2D function; and initiating, by the second user equipment, a connection establishment process with a network-side device after the second user equipment determines that a connection with the first user equipment is established according to the first user equipment information, and sending the first user equipment information to the network-side device in the connection establishment process, so that a connection is established between the network-side device and the first user equipment. The present invention can realize establishment of a DPS bearer between the user equipments supporting the D2D function, realize communication between the user equipments supporting the D2D function and further realize resource controllability of a network.

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