Systems and methods for configuring device to device communication using a plurality of transmission devices
AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorVolkan Sevindik
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for configuring device to device communication using a plurality of transmission devices. Application requirements may be retrieved for a recipient wireless device, at a source wireless device, wherein the source wireless device transmits data to the recipient wireless device using a device to device transmission. A device to device transmission configuration based on the retrieved application requirement may be determined. Data associated with the recipient wireless device may be transmitted to a number of wireless devices based on the determined configuration such that the number of wireless devices transmit the data to the recipient wireless device as device to device transmissions.
Claims14
A method for configuring a device to device communication using a plurality of transmission devices, the method comprising:
- retrieving, at a source wireless device in communication with an access node, an application requirement for a recipient wireless device, wherein the source wireless device transmits data to the recipient wireless device using a device to device transmission;
- determining a device to device transmission configuration based on the retrieved application requirement, wherein determining the configuration further comprises determining, based on the retrieved application requirements, a number of repeater wireless devices for a device to device transmission to the recipient wireless device, the number comprising a particular quantity of repeater wireless devices;
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- transmitting, to the number of repeater wireless devices, data associated with the recipient wireless device based on the determined configuration such that the number of repeater wireless devices transmit the data to the recipient wireless device as device to device transmissions.
A system for configuring a device to device communication using a plurality of transmission devices, the system comprising:
- a source wireless device with a processor that is in communication with an access node, the source wireless device being configured to:
- retrieve, at the source wireless device, an application requirement for a recipient wireless device, wherein the source wireless device transmits data to the recipient wireless device using a device to device transmission;
- determine a device to device transmission configuration based on the retrieved application requirement, wherein determining the configuration further comprises determining, based on the retrieved application requirements, a number of repeater wireless devices for a device to device transmission to the recipient wireless device, the number comprising a particular quantity of repeater wireless devices;
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- transmit, to the number of repeater wireless devices, data associated with the recipient wireless device based on the determined configuration such that the number of repeater wireless devices transmit the data to the recipient wireless device as device to device transmissions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.