Methods and apparatus for controlling devices with no or limited WWAN capability in peer to peer communication
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- receiving control information from a user equipment (UE), the control information comprising information indicating resources for peer-to-peer communication;
establishing a peer-to-peer link with the UE to receive authentication information for using the resources, wherein the authentication information provides authentication for using the resources for a period of time absent the presence of the UE; and
communicating with a peer device using the resources.
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Abstract
In a wireless wide area network (WWAN) scenario, communication between UEs is facilitated through uplink/downlink channels between the UEs and a base station (i.e., WWAN link or WWAN communication). In the case that two communicating UEs are in the vicinity of each other, direct peer-to-peer communication without passing through the base station may reduce a base station load. In some scenarios, it is beneficial for devices, with no or limited WWAN capability to also participate in peer-to-peer communication. Accordingly, a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which control information from a user equipment (UE) is received, the control information including information indicating resources for peer-to-peer communication, a peer-to-peer link with the UE to receive authentication information for using the resources is established, and the resources are used to communicate with a peer device.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving control information from a user equipment (UE), the control information comprising information indicating resources for peer-to-peer communication; establishing a peer-to-peer link with the UE to receive authentication information for using the resources, wherein the authentication information provides authentication for using the resources for a period of time absent the presence of the UE; and communicating with a peer device using the resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for receiving control information from a user equipment (UE), the control information comprising information indicating resources for peer-to-peer communication; means for establishing a peer-to-peer link with the UE to receive authentication information for using the resources, wherein the authentication information provides authentication for using the resources for a period of time absent the presence of the UE; and means for communicating with a peer device using the resources. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a processing system configured to; receive control information from a user equipment (UE), the control information comprising information indicating resources for peer-to-peer communication; establish a peer-to-peer link with the UE to receive authentication information for using the resources, wherein the authentication information provides authentication for using the resources for a period of time absent the presence of the UE; and communicate with a peer device using the resources. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium comprising code for; receiving control information from a user equipment (UE), the control information comprising information indicating resources for peer-to-peer communication; establishing a peer-to-peer link with the UE to receive authentication information for using the resources, wherein the authentication information provides authentication for using the resources for a period of time absent the presence of the UE; and communicating with a peer device using the resources. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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