Method and device for grouping user equipments in proximity services restricted discovery
US9991979B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A grouping method based on machine type communication (MTC), used in a communications system, including: broadcasting, by a base station, grouping requests to a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in an area; determining, by the base station, whether there is at least one group leader among the UEs; and receiving, by the base station, a grouping report from the group leader when determining that there is a group leader among the UEs, wherein the grouping report records UE identifiers of the UEs in a group corresponding to the group leader.
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