Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device to device operation in out of network coverage
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Application No.: US15528536Application Date: 2015-10-08
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Publication No.: US10477516B2Publication Date: 2019-11-12
- Inventor: Gabor Fodor , Muhammad Kazmi , Santhan Thangarasa
- Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
- Applicant Address: SE Stockholm
- Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
- Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
- Current Assignee Address: SE Stockholm
- Agency: Patent Portfolio Builders, PLLC
- International Application: PCT/SE2015/051071 WO 20151008
- International Announcement: WO2017/061913 WO 20170413
- Main IPC: H04W72/02
- IPC: H04W72/02 ; H04W64/00 ; H04W72/04 ; H04W4/02 ; H04W4/70

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for device-to-device, D2D, operation in out-of-network coverage, ONC scenarios. More particularly the disclosure pertains to a method performed in a wireless device, for obtaining resources for D2D operation in ONC. The method comprises obtaining S1 a first set of resources for D2D operation in ONC on at least one licensed carrier and obtaining S2 a second set of resources for D2D operation in ONC on at least one un-licensed carrier. The method further comprises selecting S3 one of the first and second sets of resources for D2D operation in ONC, based on information relating to a location of the wireless device. The disclosure further relates to methods in a network node for providing information about the sets of resources to a wireless device and to corresponding devices and computer programs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170303238A1 Device to Device Operation in Out of Network Coverage Public/Granted day:2017-10-19
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