Activation and Deactivation of a Secondary Cell for Device-to-Device User Equipment
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communication device capable of device-to-device, D2D, operation and configured with at least one secondary cell, SCell, the method comprising:
- receiving a command from a network node to activate or deactivate the SCell;
determining at least a D2D traffic activity level of the wireless communication device; and
determining whether to apply or ignore the received command based at least in part on the determined D2D traffic activity level.
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a wireless communication device (110) capable of device-to-device, D2D, operation is configured with at least one secondary cell, SCell. The wireless communication device receives (302) a command from a network node (120) to activate or deactivate the SCell. The wireless communication device determines (304) at least its D2D traffic activity level and determines (308) whether to apply or ignore the received command based at least in part on the determined D2D traffic activity level.
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1. A method in a wireless communication device capable of device-to-device, D2D, operation and configured with at least one secondary cell, SCell, the method comprising:
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receiving a command from a network node to activate or deactivate the SCell; determining at least a D2D traffic activity level of the wireless communication device; and determining whether to apply or ignore the received command based at least in part on the determined D2D traffic activity level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10)
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12. A method in a network node for activating or deactivating a secondary cell, SCell, for a wireless communication device capable of device-to-device (D2D) operation and configured with at least one SCell, the method comprising:
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obtaining a D2D traffic activity level of the wireless communication device; determining whether to activate or deactivate the SCell based at least in part on the D2D traffic activity level; and sending an activation or deactivation command to the wireless communication device in response to a determination to activate or deactivate the SCell. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17, 19)
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20. A wireless communication device capable of device-to-device (D2D) operation characterized in that the wireless communication device comprises a processor and a memory containing instructions executable by said processor, the wireless communication device, upon execution of the instructions by the processor, being operable to:
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receive a command from a network node to activate or deactivate the SCell; determine at least a D2D traffic activity level of the wireless communication device; and determine whether to apply or ignore the received command based at least in part on the determined D2D traffic activity level. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29)
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32. A network node for activating or deactivating a secondary cell for a device-to-device (D2D) capable a wireless communication device, the network node characterized by a processor and a memory containing instructions executable by said processor, the network node, upon execution of the instructions by the processor, being operable to:
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obtain a D2D traffic activity level of the wireless communication device; determine whether to activate or deactivate the SCell based at least in part on the D2D traffic activity level; and send an activation or deactivation command to the wireless communication device in response to a determination to activate or deactivate the SCell. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 37, 39)
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