Device-to-Device Communication
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Abstract
There is provided an improved solution for performing beacon broadcasting in a device-to-device communication network. The solution includes selecting, by a node capable of entering a device-to-device communication network, a channel for broadcasting wherein the selection is based on at least one of the following: the characteristics of the node and the state of the node; and causing a broadcast of information related to at least part of the properties of the node on the selected channel.
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52 Claims
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1-36. -36. (canceled)
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37. A method, comprising:
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selecting, by a first node capable of entering a device-to-device communication network, a channel for broadcasting from a set of channels dedicated for informing node properties in the device-to-device communication network; wherein the selection is based on at least one of the following;
the characteristics of the first node and the state of the first node; andbroadcasting by the first node of information related to at least part of the properties of the first node on the selected channel. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An apparatus, comprising a processor configured to:
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select a channel for broadcasting from a set of channels dedicated for informing apparatus properties in a device-to-device communication network; wherein the selection is based on at least one of the following; the characteristics of the apparatus and the state of the apparatus; and
to broadcast information related to at least part of the properties of the apparatus on the selected channel. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An apparatus, comprising a processor configured to:
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detect a broadcast from a node in the device-to-device communication network; obtain information of the node associated in the channel and/or occasion selected by the first node of the detected broadcast; determine that the node is a candidate node for establishing a communication connection in the device-to-device communication network when the obtained information associated in the channel and/or occasion selected by the node indicates that properties of the node correspond significantly to the requirements of the apparatus for device-to-device communication; process node information comprised in the broadcast received from the node in order to obtain more knowledge of the properties of the node; and decide based on the obtained knowledge about establishing a device-to-device communication connection with the node.
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51. A method, comprising:
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adjusting, by a network element, properties of at least one channel in a set of channels dedicated for informing node properties in a device-to-device communication network; and informing a node in the device-to-device communication network about the properties currently associated with the channel.
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52. An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:
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adjust properties of at least one channel in a set of channels dedicated for informing node properties in a device-to-device communication network; and inform a node in the device-to-device communication network about the properties currently associated with the channel.
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Specification