COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION NETWORK SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING
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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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45 Claims
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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signal circuitry to receive, from a user equipment (UE) that is enabled for Proximity Services (ProSe), an Attach Request message that includes a ProSe capability indication; and controller circuitry, coupled with the signal circuitry, to extract the ProSe capability indication from the Attach Request message for transmission to a core network element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computing device comprising:
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storage circuitry to store a Proximity Services (ProSe) capability indication that indicates whether a user equipment (UE) is enabled for ProSe; and controller circuitry to include a ProSe authorized indication in an Initial Context Setup Request such that the Initial Context Setup Request indicates that the UE is authorized to use a ProSe Direct Communication. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A user equipment (UE) that is enabled for Proximity Services (ProSe) comprising:
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signal circuitry to provide an Attach Request 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 and a ProSe Direct Communication; and ProSe circuitry to; provide ProSe Direct Discovery through detection and identification of another UE proximate to the UE using Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) direct radio signals; and provide a ProSe Direct Communication with the other UE. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. At least one non-transitory, computer-readable medium including instructions to cause an Evolved NodeB (eNB), in response to execution of the instructions by the eNB, to:
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process an Attach Request message, received from a user equipment (UE) that is enabled for Proximity Services (ProSe), to determine a ProSe capability indication; and transmit the ProSe capability indication to a core network element. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. 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 an Attach Request 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, or a ProSe UE-to-Network Relay capability; provide ProSe Direct Discovery through detection and identification of another UE proximate to the UE using Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) direct radio signals; and provide a ProSe Direct Communication with the other UE according to the ProSe capability indication over an interface that is different than an interface for communications with an evolved NodeB (eNB). - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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Specification