Communication method and apparatus in wireless communication system supporting D2D communication
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung-Hoon Kim, Young-Kyo Baek
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Abstract
A communication method in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication is provided. The communication method includes transmitting a first message including information for identifying a relay to discover a relay user equipment (UE) that performs a relay function in the D2D communication, and receiving a second message including information about the relay UE that performs the relay function, from the relay UE that has received the first message, the second message being transmitted in response to the first message.
Claims8
A method performed by a relay user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication between a remote UE and the relay UE connected to a network via a base station, the method comprising:
- receiving, from the remote UE, a discovery message including information about the remote UE and information for identifying a relay service to discover the relay UE, the information for identifying the relay service including a relay service code related to the relay service;
- transmitting, to the remote UE, a discovery response message including the relay service code;
- establishing, by the relay UE, a D2D link with the remote UE, based on the relay service code included in the discovery response message;
- identifying whether the remote UE is non-responsive in the D2D link based on a timer;
- and
- initiating, by the relay UE, a procedure to release the D2D link established for the relay service between the relay UE and the remote UE upon an expiry of the timer in case that the remote UE has been non-responsive,
- wherein the relay UE is one relay UE among at least one relay UE having received the discovery message.
A relay user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication between a remote UE and the relay UE connected to a network via a base station, the relay UE comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive, via the transceiver from the remote UE, a discovery message including information about the remote UE and information for identifying a relay service to discover the relay UE, the information for identifying the relay service including a relay service code related to the relay service,
- transmit, to the remote UE via the transceiver, a discovery response message including the relay service code,
- establish, by the relay UE, a D2D link with the remote UE, based on the relay service code included in the discovery response message,
- identify whether the remote UE is non-responsive in the D2D link based on a timer, and
- initiate, by the relay UE, a procedure to release the D2D link established for the relay service between the relay UE and the remote UE upon an expiry of the timer in case that the remote UE has been non-responsive,
- wherein the relay UE is one relay UE among at least one relay UE having received the discovery message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.