Method and apparatus for limiting peer-to-peer communication interference
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1. A mobile terminal for use in a wireless communication network said terminal comprising means for communicating with a base station in said communication network, said mobile terminal comprising:
- communication means for initiating direct communication directly with another mobile terminal, the communication means being arranged to probe a power level by transmitting probing signals with a gradually increasing transmission power level, wherein each probing signal includes a peer-to-peer identifier that identifies the probing signal as a peer-to-peer communication,interference means for identifying interference from peer-to-peer communication in the wireless communication network and for reporting said interference to the base station, andcontrol means for disconnecting said direct communication in dependence of signals received or not received from the base station, wherein the signals comprise messages indicating whether the mobile terminal is allowed to initiate peer-to-peer communication.
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Abstract
Peer-to-peer communication between user terminals in a licensed spectrum is enabled by a method comprising the following steps: —communicating directly, peer-to-peer, between the first and the second mobile terminal, and —disconnecting the peer-to-peer communication in dependence of control signals received or not received from the base station. Thus, according to the invention, the network is enabled to control the peer-to-peer communication between two user terminals.
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1. A mobile terminal for use in a wireless communication network said terminal comprising means for communicating with a base station in said communication network, said mobile terminal comprising:
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communication means for initiating direct communication directly with another mobile terminal, the communication means being arranged to probe a power level by transmitting probing signals with a gradually increasing transmission power level, wherein each probing signal includes a peer-to-peer identifier that identifies the probing signal as a peer-to-peer communication, interference means for identifying interference from peer-to-peer communication in the wireless communication network and for reporting said interference to the base station, and control means for disconnecting said direct communication in dependence of signals received or not received from the base station, wherein the signals comprise messages indicating whether the mobile terminal is allowed to initiate peer-to-peer communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A base station for use in a wireless communication network, said base station comprising communication means for communicating with at least one mobile terminal in the mobile communication network, said base station further comprising control means for controlling peer-to-peer communication between at least a first and a second mobile terminal in the network by:
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receiving, at the base station interference information from at least a third mobile terminal in the network, wherein the interference information indicates an amount of interference experienced by the third mobile terminal that is caused or would be caused by peer-to-peer communication between the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal; and transmitting to at least one of the first and the second terminals at least one signal indicating, based on the interference information received from the third mobile terminal, whether or not the at least one mobile terminal may engage in peer-to-peer communication. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of establishing communication between a first and a second mobile terminal in a wireless communication network, said method comprising the following steps:
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probing to determine a power level for peer-to-peer communication by transmitting probing signals with a gradually increasing transmission power level, wherein each probing signal includes a peer-to-peer identifier that identifies the probing signal as a peer-to-peer communication; communicating directly, peer-to-peer, between the first and the second mobile terminal; disconnecting the peer-to-peer communication in dependence of control signals received or not received from the base station, wherein the signals comprise messages indicating whether the mobile terminal is allowed to initiate peer-to-peer communication; identifying interference from peer-to-peer communication in the wireless communication network based on one or more probing messages received from a third mobile terminal; and reporting said interference to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of managing peer-to-peer communication in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a base station, interference information from at least a third mobile terminal in the network, wherein the interference information indicates an amount of interference experienced by the third mobile terminal that is caused or would be caused by peer-to-peer communication between a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal; and transmitting to at least one of the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal at least one signal indicating, based on the interference information received from the third mobile terminal, whether or not the at least one mobile terminal may engage in peer-to-peer communication. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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