Resource allocation for direct terminal-to-terminal communication in a cellular system
US9198162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Resource allocation for direct terminal-to-terminal communication in a cellular system. There are provided measures for resource allocation for direct terminal-to-terminal communication in a cellular system, said measures exemplarily including configuration of common resources for supporting direct communication between terminals across a predefined registration area including one or more cells of a cellular system, and control of an allocation of common resources for enabling direct communication between terminals across the predefined registration area. Said measures may exemplarily be applied for establishing terminal-to-terminal communication in LTE or LTE-Advanced cellular networks.
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