Communication terminal device, communication device, communication network server and method for controlling
First Claim
1. A mobility management entity (MME) comprising:
- one or more storage media having instructions; and
one or more processors coupled with the one or more storage media to execute the instructions to;
manage storage of a capability indication that is to indicate whether a user equipment (UE) is capable of direct device-to-device (D2D) communication; and
cause transmission of a message based on the capability indication.
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Abstract
In various aspects of this disclosure, a communication terminal device may be provided. The communication terminal device may include a cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit. The cellular wide area radio communication technology circuit may be configured to provide a communication according to a cellular wide area radio communication technology. The communication terminal device may further include a circuit. The circuit may be configured to provide a direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication bypassing a radio access network according to information received via the radio access network. The communication terminal device may further include a message generator. The message generator may be configured to generate a message to transmit to a base station. The message may include at least one message field specifying information about at least one capability to provide the direct communication terminal device to communication terminal device communication of the communication terminal device. The message may be generated for a network communication protocol.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobility management entity (MME) comprising:
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one or more storage media having instructions; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more storage media to execute the instructions to; manage storage of a capability indication that is to indicate whether a user equipment (UE) is capable of direct device-to-device (D2D) communication; and cause transmission of a message based on the capability indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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one or more storage media having instructions; and one or more processors coupled with the one or more storage media to execute the instructions to; provide a message including a capability indication to an Evolved NodeB (eNB), wherein the capability indication is to indicate whether the UE is capable of detecting a device proximate to the UE in which to engage in a direct device-to-device (D2D) communication or whether the UE is capable to engage in D2D communication; detect and identify the device proximate to the UE using Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) direct radio signals; and engage in the direct D2D communication with the device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium including instructions to cause a user equipment (UE) that is enabled for Proximity Services (ProSe), in response to execution of the instructions by the UE, to:
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provide a message including a ProSe capability indication to an Evolved NodeB (eNB), wherein the ProSe capability indication indicates whether the UE is capable of supporting a ProSe Direct Discovery capability, a ProSe Direct Communication capability, or a ProSe UE-to-Network Relay capability; provide ProSe Direct Discovery through detection and identification of a device that is proximate to the UE using Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) direct radio signals; and provide a ProSe Direct Communication with the device according to the ProSe capability indication over an interface that is different than an interface for communications with the eNB. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium including instructions to cause a mobility management entity (MME), in response to execution of the instructions by the MME, to:
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manage storage of a proximity services (ProSe) capability indication that indicates whether a user equipment (UE) is capable of supporting at least one of a ProSe Direct Discovery capability, a ProSe Direct Communication capability, or a ProSe UE-to-Network Relay capability; and cause transmission of a message based on the ProSe indication wherein the message is to indicate that the UE is capable of supporting at least one of the ProSe Direct Discovery capability, the ProSe Direct Communication capability, or the ProSe UE-to-Network Relay capability. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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