METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIFYING PROXIMITY SERVICES GROUPS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20160165411A1
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Published: 06/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Youngdae, Jung, Sunghoon
• Granted Patent: US 9,674,645 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/309 Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1051 Group master selection mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/06 Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/30 by measured or perceived connection quality data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/304 due to measured or perceived resources with higher communication quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0015 one node acting as a reference for the others
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/23 Manipulation of direct-mode connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/20 Master-slave selection or change arrangements
• 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 method and apparatus for unifying proximity services (ProSe) groups in a wireless communication system is provided. A first user equipment (UE), which is a group owner of a first proximity services (ProSe) group determines ProSe group unification of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group based on at least one of the measurement results, priorities of the first UE and a second UE which is a group owner of a second ProSe group, or priorities of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group. If it is determined to perform ProSe group unification, the first UE determining a new group owner of a unified ProSe group with the second UE, and transmits information on the ProSe group unification to members of the first ProSe group.

Claims

1. A method for unifying, by a first user equipment (UE) which is a group owner of a first proximity services (ProSe) group, ProSe groups in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving measurement results with respect to a second UE which is a group owner of a second ProSe group, from members of the first ProSe group;

determining ProSe group unification of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group based on at least one of the received measurement results, priorities of the first UE and the second UE, or priorities of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group;

if it is determined to perform ProSe group unification, determining a new group owner of a unified ProSe group with the second UE; and

transmitting information on the ProSe group unification to members of the first ProSe group.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one of information on the second UE or information on the second ProSe group from a member of the first ProSe group or a network.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting measurement configurations to the members of the first ProSe group.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement results are results of measurement of a reference signal received from the second UE.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a ProSe group membership, which is used to determine the ProSe group unification, from the members of the first ProSe group.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the new group owner of the unified ProSe group with the second UE comprises:

exchanging at least one of priorities of the first UE and the second UE, priorities of the first ProSe group and the Second ProSe group, or channel quality of serving cells of the first UE and the second UE.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the new group owner of the unified ProSe group is determined with the second UE directly.

8The. The method of claim 1, wherein the new group owner of the unified ProSe group is determined with second UE via a network indirectly.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the information on the ProSe group unification includes information on the new group owner of the unified ProSe group and a group identity (ID) of the unified ProSe group.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the group ID of the unified ProSe group is one of a group ID of the first ProSe group, a group ID of the second ProSe group, or a newly assigned group ID.

11. A first user equipment (UE) which is a group owner of a first proximity services (ProSe) group in a wireless communication system, the first UE comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting or receiving a radio signal; and

a processor coupled to the RF unit, and configured to;

receive measurement results with respect to a second UE which is a group owner of a second ProSe group, from members of the first ProSe group;

determine ProSe group unification of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group based on at least one of the received measurement results, priorities of the first UE and the second UE, or priorities of the first ProSe group and the second ProSe group;

if it is determined to perform ProSe group unification, determine a new group owner of a unified ProSe group with the second UE; and

transmit information on the ProSe group unification to members of the first ProSe group.

12. The first UE of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive at least one of information on the second UE or information on the second ProSe group from a member of the first ProSe group or a network.

13. The first UE of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit measurement configurations to the members of the first ProSe group.

14. The first UE of claim 11, wherein the measurement results are results of measurement of a reference signal received from the second UE.

15. The first UE of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a ProSe group membership, which is used to determine the ProSe group unification, from the members of the first ProSe group.