Extensible solution for device to device discovery message size
AssigneeFuturewei Technologies, Inc.
InventorMazin Al-Shalash
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Abstract
A method for providing an extensible solution for discovery message size includes determining a capsule size at a layer one protocol of a user equipment operating in a cellular network. The capsule size is forwarded to a layer two protocol of the user equipment where it is adjusted to accommodate layer two overhead. The adjusted capsule size is then forwarded to a layer three protocol.
Claims20
A method for providing an extensible solution for device to device discovery message size in a cellular network, comprising:
- obtaining, by a user equipment from an eNodeB, resource blocks assigned to the user equipment;
- determining a discovery message capsule size based on a discovery modulation and coding scheme (MCS) in the resource blocks assigned to the user equipment and a discovery resource size in the resource blocks assigned to the user equipment, by a layer one layer of the user equipment operating in the cellular network;
- forwarding the discovery message capsule size to a layer two layer of the user equipment;
- adjusting the discovery message capsule size to accommodate layer two overhead by the layer two layer of the user equipment, to produce an adjusted capsule size;
- forwarding, from the layer two layer of the user equipment, the adjusted capsule size to a layer three layer of the user equipment;
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- transmitting, by the user equipment to a plurality of user equipments, a discovery message comprising one or more capsule units, wherein the one or more capsule units have the adjusted capsule size.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for providing an extensible solution for device to device discovery message size in a cellular network, the code upon execution operable to:
- obtain, by a user equipment from an eNodeB, resource blocks assigned to the user equipment;
- determine a discovery message capsule size based on a discovery modulation and coding scheme (MCS) in the resource blocks assigned to the user equipment and a discovery resource size in the resource blocks assigned to the user equipment, by a layer one layer of the user equipment operating in the cellular network;
- forward the discovery message capsule size to a layer two layer of the user equipment;
- adjust the discovery message capsule size to accommodate layer two overhead by the layer two layer of the user equipment to produce an adjusted capsule size;
- forward, from the layer two layer of the user equipment, the adjusted capsule size to a layer three layer of the user equipment;
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- transmit, by the user equipment to a plurality of user equipments, a discovery message comprising one or more capsule units, wherein the one or more capsule units have the adjusted capsule size.
A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a user equipment from an NodeB, resource blocks assigned to the user equipment;
- determining a discovery message capsule size based on a discovery modulation and coding scheme (MCS) in the resource blocks assigned to the user equipment and a discovery resource size in the resource blocks assigned to the user equipment;
- adjusting the discovery message capsule size to accommodate layer two overhead to produce an adjusted capsule size;
- generating discovery information;
- placing, by a layer three layer of the user equipment, the discovery information in a capsule unit having the adjusted capsule size;
- and
- transmitting, by the user equipment to a plurality of user equipments, a discovery message comprising the capsule unit, wherein the capsule unit has the adjusted capsule size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.