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APPARATUS AND METHOD TO ENABLE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) DISCOVERY IN CELLULAR NETWORKS

  • US 20130273923A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2013
  • Published: 10/17/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. User equipment comprising processing circuitry to couple the user equipment to a second user equipment (dUE2) in a device-to-device (D2D) configuration, wherein the processing circuitry is arranged to:

  • receive control channel information regarding the dUE2 from an evolved Node B (eNB) for a D2D connection;

    measure signal strength information regarding the dUE2; and

    transmit the signal strength information to the eNB.

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