MANAGEMENT OF DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATION RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying a first device-to-device (D2D) group comprising a plurality of D2D user equipment (UE) devices;
identifying a second D2D group comprising another plurality of D2D UE devices;
assigning a first set of D2D communication resources to the first D2D group and assigning a second set of D2D communication resources to the second D2D group, the D2D communication resources of the first set being different from the D2D communication resources of the second set, the first set of D2D communication resources and the second set of D2D communication resources being subsets of reserved D2D communication resources which are a subset of defined uplink communication resources defined by a communication specification for uplink communication between the D2D UE devices and a base station, the reserved D2D communication resources not used for uplink transmission to the base station.
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Abstract
A base station assigns a first set of device-to-device (D2D) communication resources to a first D2D group and assigns a second set of D2D communication resources to a second D2D group. The D2D communication resources of the first set are different from the D2D communication resources of the second set. The first set of D2D communication resources and the second set of D2D communication resources are subsets of reserved D2D communication resources which are a subset of defined uplink communication resources defined by a communication specification for uplink communication between the D2D UE devices and a base station where the reserved D2D communication resources not used for uplink transmission to the base station.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a first device-to-device (D2D) group comprising a plurality of D2D user equipment (UE) devices; identifying a second D2D group comprising another plurality of D2D UE devices; assigning a first set of D2D communication resources to the first D2D group and assigning a second set of D2D communication resources to the second D2D group, the D2D communication resources of the first set being different from the D2D communication resources of the second set, the first set of D2D communication resources and the second set of D2D communication resources being subsets of reserved D2D communication resources which are a subset of defined uplink communication resources defined by a communication specification for uplink communication between the D2D UE devices and a base station, the reserved D2D communication resources not used for uplink transmission to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cellular communication system comprising:
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a base station providing wireless service within a service area; a first device-to-device (D2D) group comprising a plurality of D2D user equipment (UE) devices; a second D2D group comprising another plurality of D2D UE devices, the base station configured to assign a first set of D2D communication resources to the first D2D group and assign a second set of D2D communication resources to the second D2D group, the D2D communication resources of the first set being different from the D2D communication resources of the second set, the first set of D2D communication resources and the second set of D2D communication resources being subsets of reserved D2D communication resources which are a subset of defined uplink communication resources defined by a communication specification for uplink communication between the D2D UE devices and a base station, the reserved D2D communication resources not used for uplink transmission to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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