Method and apparatus for device-to-device communication
US9185697B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first user equipment (UE) and a second UE communicate with a network element (e.g., an eNB) over a carrier (e.g., an uplink or downlink cellular carrier). The first and second UEs also engage in D2D communication using resources of the carrier that have been allocated to them by the network entity. Using the allocated resources, the first and second UEs communicate using a subframe that has a first set of symbols in during which the first UE transmits, a second set of symbols during which the second UE transmits, and a guard interval between the first and second UEs.
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