Methods and Network Nodes for Management of Resources

• US 20150056982A1
• Filed: 12/05/2013
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Sorrentino, Stefano, Lu, Qianxi, Wnstedt, Stefan, Li, Yunxi
• Application Number:
  US14/129,173
• Publication Number:
  US 20150056982A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/426.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/06 De-registration or detaching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A wireless device (120) and a method therein for enabling management, by a radio network node (110), of resources and a radio network node (110) and a method therein for managing resources are disclosed. The resources are comprised in a cellular spectrum of a mixed cellular and D2D radio network (100). The wireless device (120) sends, to the radio network node (110), a first message, which indicates to the radio network node (110) that the first set of resources is to be avoided by the radio network node (110) when the radio network node (110) allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device (120). Furthermore, the wireless device (120) sends, to the radio network node (110), a second message, which indicates to the radio network node (110) that the first set of resources is available for use by the radio network node (110) when the radio network node (110) allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device (120).

Claims

1-62. -62. (canceled)

63. A method, performed by a wireless device, for enabling management, by a radio network node, of resources, wherein the resources are comprised in a cellular spectrum of a mixed cellular and Device-to-Device (D2D) radio network, wherein the mixed cellular and D2D radio network comprises the radio network node and the wireless device, and wherein the method comprises:

sending, to the radio network node, a first message relating to a first set of resources, wherein the first message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is to be avoided by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device; and

sending, to the radio network node, a second message relating to the first set of resources, wherein the second message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is available for use by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

64. The method according to claim 63, wherein the method further comprises:

setting a mode relating to D2D activities of the wireless device, wherein the first message includes a report of the mode relating to D2D activities, and wherein the sending of the first message is performed in response to the setting of the mode relating to D2D activities.

65. The method according to claim 64, wherein the method further comprises:

releasing, for the wireless device, the mode relating to D2D activities, wherein the second message includes a report for releasing the mode relating to D2D activities, and wherein the sending of the second message is performed in response to the releasing of the mode relating to D2D activities.

66. The method according to claim 65, wherein the releasing of the mode relating to D2D activities is performed when a time period has lapsed since the sending of the first message.

67. The method according to claim 64, wherein the mode relating to D2D activities indicates one or more of discoverable, non-discoverable and start/stop of reception of D2D data.

68. The method according to claim 64, wherein the method comprises sending the first data message in response to detecting of a beacon signal of a further wireless device.

69. The method according to claim 63, wherein the first message instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

70. The method according to claim 63, wherein the second message instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

71. The method according to claim 63, wherein the first message comprises a first discovery message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable.

72. The method according to claim 71, wherein the method comprises sending the first discovery message in response to the enabling of the D2D communication.

73. The method according to claim 72, wherein the enabling of D2D communication is performed responsive to a user interacting with the wireless device to enable D2D communication and/or by detecting that the wireless device is close to or at a border of a cell operated by the radio network node.

74. The method according to claim 63, wherein the first message comprises a first data message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

75. The method according to claim 63, wherein the second message comprises a second discovery message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable.

76. The method according to claim 75, wherein the method comprises sending the second discovery message in response to disabling of the D2D communication.

77. The method according to claim 76, wherein the disabling of the D2D communication by the wireless device is performed responsive to a user interacting with the wireless device to disable D2D communication and/or by detecting that the wireless device is far away from a border of a cell operated by the radio network node.

78. The method according to claim 63, wherein the second message comprises a second data message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

79. The method according to claim 78, wherein the method comprises detecting that a transmission of the D2D broadcast data is complete, and sending the second data message in response to said detecting of that the transmission of the D2D broadcast data is complete.

80. The method according to claim 63, wherein the D2D communication is an underlay to communication in a cellular part of the mixed cellular and D2D radio network.

81. A method performed by a radio network node, for managing resources, wherein the resources are comprised in a cellular spectrum of a mixed cellular and Device-to-Device (D2D) radio network, wherein the mixed cellular and D2D radio network comprises the radio network node and the wireless device, and wherein the method comprises:

receiving, from the wireless device, a first message relating to a first set of resources, wherein the first message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is to be avoided by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device; and

receiving, from the wireless device, a second message relating to the first set of resources, wherein the second message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is available for use by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

82. The method according to claim 81, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the receiving of the first message, avoiding the first set of resources when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

83. The method according to claim 81, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the receiving of the second message, allowing the first set of resources to be used when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

84. The method according to claim 81, wherein the first message includes a report of a mode relating to D2D activities.

85. The method according to claim 84, wherein the second message includes a report for releasing the mode relating to D2D activities.

86. The method according to claim 84, wherein the mode relating to D2D activities indicates one or more of discoverable, non-discoverable and start/stop of reception of D2D data.

87. The method according to claim 81, wherein the first message instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

88. The method according to claim 81, wherein the second message instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

89. The method according to claim 81, wherein the first message comprises a first discovery message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable.

90. The method according to claim 81, wherein the first message comprises a first data message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

91. The method according to claim 81, wherein the second message comprises a second discovery message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable.

92. The method according to claim 81, wherein the second message comprises a second data message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

93. The method according to claim 81, wherein the D2D communication is an underlay to communication in a cellular part of the mixed cellular and D2D radio network.

94. A wireless device configured to enable management, by a radio network node, of resources, wherein the resources are comprised in a cellular spectrum of a mixed cellular and (Device-to-Device) D2D radio network, wherein the mixed cellular and D2D radio network comprises the radio network node and the wireless device, and wherein the wireless device is configured to:

send, to the radio network node, a first message relating to a first set of resources, wherein the first message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is to be avoided by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device; and

send, to the radio network node, a second message relating to the first set of resources, wherein the second message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is available for use by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

95. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the wireless device is configured to set a mode relating to D2D activities of the wireless device, wherein the first message includes a report of the mode relating to D2D activities, wherein the wireless device is configured to send the first message in response to setting of the mode relating to D2D activities.

96. The wireless device according to claim 95, wherein the wireless device is configured to release, for the wireless device, the mode relating to D2D activities, wherein the second message includes a report for releasing the mode relating to D2D activities, wherein the wireless device is configured to send the second message in response to releasing of the mode relating to D2D activities.

97. The wireless device according to claim 96, wherein the wireless device is configured to release the mode relating to D2D activities when a time period has lapsed since sending of the first message.

98. The wireless device according to claim 95, wherein the mode relating to D2D activities indicates one or more of discoverable, non-discoverable and start/stop of reception of D2D data.

99. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the first message instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

100. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the second message instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

101. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the first message comprises a first discovery message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable.

102. The wireless device according to claim 101, wherein the wireless device is configured to enable D2D communication by the wireless device, and to send the first discovery message in response to the enabling of the D2D communication.

103. The wireless device according to claim 102, wherein the wireless device is configured to enable D2D communication in response to a user interacting with the wireless device to enable D2D communication and/or in response to detecting that the wireless device is close to or at a border of a cell operated by the radio network node.

104. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the first message comprises a first data message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

105. The wireless device according to claim 104, wherein the wireless device is configured to send the first data message in response to detecting a beacon signal of a further wireless device.

106. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the second message comprises a second discovery message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable.

107. The wireless device according to claim 106, wherein the wireless device is configured to disable D2D communication by the wireless device, and to send the second discovery message in response to the disabling of the D2D communication.

108. The wireless device according to claim 107, wherein the wireless device is configured to disable the D2D communication responsive to a user interacting with the wireless device to disable D2D communication and/or in response to detecting that the wireless device is far away from a border of a cell operated by the radio network node.

109. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the second message comprises a second data message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

110. The wireless device according to claim 109, wherein the wireless device is configured to send the second data message in response to detecting of that a transmission of the D2D broadcast data is complete.

111. The wireless device according to claim 94, wherein the D2D communication is an underlay to communication in a cellular part of the mixed cellular and D2D radio network.

112. A radio network node configured to manage resources, wherein the resources are comprised in a cellular spectrum of a mixed cellular and Device-to-Device (D2D) radio network, wherein the mixed cellular and D2D radio network comprises the radio network node and the wireless device, wherein the radio network node is configured to:

receive, from the wireless device, a first message relating to a first set of resources, wherein the first message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is to be avoided by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device; and

receive, from the wireless device, a second message relating to the first set of resources, wherein the second message indicates to the radio network node that the first set of resources is available for use by the radio network node when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

113. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein, in response to receiving the first message, the radio network node is configured to avoid the first set of resources when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

114. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein, in response to receiving the second message, the radio network node is configured to allow the first set of resources to be used when the radio network node allocates resources for cellular transmissions associated with the wireless device.

115. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the first message includes a report of a mode relating to D2D activities.

116. The radio network node according to claim 115, wherein the second message includes a report for releasing the mode relating to D2D activities.

117. The radio network node according to claim 115, wherein the mode relating to D2D activities indicates one or more of discoverable, non-discoverable and start/stop of reception of D2D data.

118. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the first message instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

119. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the second message instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable and/or as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

120. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the first message comprises a first discovery message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as discoverable.

121. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the first message comprises a first data message that instructs the radio network node to register the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

122. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the second message comprises a second discovery message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as discoverable.

123. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the second message comprises a second data message that instructs the radio network node to unregister the wireless device as being able to receive D2D broadcast data.

124. The radio network node according to claim 112, wherein the D2D communication is an underlay to communication in a cellular part of the mixed cellular and D2D radio network.