Intracell device-to-device communication control
US9572186B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W76/14
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user equipment comprises one or more antennas, a processor to communicate with an enhanced Node B (eNB) of an Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless communication network via the antenna; and a storage medium coupled to the processor, the storage medium having instructions stored thereon, that if executed by the processor, result in: requesting the eNB for a direct communication with a second user equipment, wherein the user equipment and the second user equipment are in a cell of the eNB; performing a first channel measurement based on a command from the eNB; receiving direct communication related information from the eNB based on a result of the first channel measurement; and performing a configuration based on the direct communication related information to perform the direct communicate with the second user equipment.
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