Systems and methods for facilitating intra-cell-peer-to-peer communication
US9191978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing efficient communications between two mobile stations served by the same base station or relay station are provided. A base station maintains information identifying which mobile stations it is serving. When a connection is set up between two mobile stations, if they are both being served by the same base station, the base station forwards traffic directly between the two mobile stations without forwarding it on to higher level network entities.
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