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TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUSES AND METHODS

  • US 20180242381A1
  • Filed: 09/21/2016
  • Published: 08/23/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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  • A method of relaying a terminal-to-terminal communication in a mobile telecommunication system, the mobile communication system comprising a first mobile terminal, a second mobile terminal and a mobile node configured to operate as a terminal-to-terminal relay node, the method comprising;

    measuring a first link quality between the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal wherein the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal are establishing a, or are in an established, device-to-device communication;

    identifying, based on at least the measured first link quality, that the mobile node is a suitable candidate for operating as a terminal-to-terminal relay node for the device-to-device communication; and

    the mobile node operating as a terminal-to-terminal relay node for assisting the device-to-device communication.

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