Device-to-device (D2D) discovery method, base station, and user equipment
US9843918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device-to-device (D2D) discovery method, an eNodeB and a user equipment are disclosed. The method includes: a user equipment acquiring discovery signal resources allocated by an eNodeB (eNB) to the user equipment, wherein the discovery signal resources include time-frequency domain resources used for sending or monitoring a discovery signal; and when the user equipment performs a D2D discovery operation, sending or monitoring the discovery signal according to acquired discovery signal resources to perform D2D discovery.
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