Proximity detection in a device to device network
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1. A user equipment (UE) operable to communicate in a peer to peer (P2P) network, the UE having one or more processors configured to:
- communicate, to a proximity services (ProSe) server in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a proximity detection request, wherein the proximity detection request includes;
a time period window parameter;
an identification information of a second UE, anda proximity detection signal indicating whether the proximity detection request is for proximity detection of the second UE or for establishing a P2P connection with the second UE; and
identifying that a proximity alert message, received from the ProSe server, is received within a time period of the time period window parameter.
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Abstract
A technology for a user equipment (UE) that is operable to communicate in a device to device (D2D) network. A proximity detection request can be communicated to an evolved packet core (EPC). The proximity detection request can include a window parameter, an identification information of a second UE, and a proximity detection signal indicating whether the proximity detection request is for proximity detection of the second UE or for establishing a D2D connection with the second UE. A proximity alert message can be received from the EPC at the window parameter.
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24 Claims
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1. A user equipment (UE) operable to communicate in a peer to peer (P2P) network, the UE having one or more processors configured to:
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communicate, to a proximity services (ProSe) server in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a proximity detection request, wherein the proximity detection request includes; a time period window parameter; an identification information of a second UE, and a proximity detection signal indicating whether the proximity detection request is for proximity detection of the second UE or for establishing a P2P connection with the second UE; and identifying that a proximity alert message, received from the ProSe server, is received within a time period of the time period window parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory machine readable storage medium having instructions embodied thereon, the instructions being executed by one or more processors to perform the following operations:
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generating, at a first user equipment (UE), a proximity detection request to be communicated to a proximity services (ProSe) server, wherein the proximity detection request includes; a time period window parameter; an identification information of a second UE, and a proximity detection signal indicating whether the proximity detection request is for proximity detection of the second UE or for establishing a P2P connection with the second UE; and identifying that a proximity alert message, received from the ProSe server, is received within a time period of the time period window parameter. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for communicating in a peer to peer (P2P) network, the method comprising:
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communicating, from a user equipment (UE) to a proximity services (ProSe) server in an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a proximity detection request, wherein the proximity detection request includes; a time period window parameter; an identification information of a second UE, and a proximity detection signal indicating whether the proximity detection request is for proximity detection of the second UE or for establishing a P2P connection with the second UE; and receiving, at the UE from the ProSe server, a proximity alert message at a selected time based on the time period window parameter. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A proximity services (ProSe) server operable to communicate in a peer to peer (P2P) network, the ProSe server having one or more processors configured to:
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receive, from a user equipment (UE), a proximity detection request, wherein the proximity detection request includes; a time period window parameter; an identification information of a second UE, and a proximity detection signal indicating whether the proximity detection request is for proximity detection of the second UE or for establishing a P2P connection with the second UE; and send a proximity alert message to the UE within a time period based on the time period window parameter. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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