Wireless communication method and system with controlled WTRU peer-to-peer communications

A wireless network for providing controlled wireless communications with multi-mode wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that have transceiver components configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode for infrastructure communication in the wireless network and in a peer-to-peer communications mode for peer-to-peer communications with other WTRUs also configured for infrastructure communication in the wireless network, the wireless network comprising:

• at least one base station having a transceiver configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode with multi-mode WTRUs;
• and
• a controller configured to selectively control transmission of control signals via infrastructure communications with a WTRU to control peer-to-peer mode communications of that WTRU with other WTRUs.

A method of wireless communication for a wireless network that provides controlled wireless communications with multi-mode wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that have transceiver components configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode for infrastructure communication in the wireless network and in a peer-to-peer communications mode for peer-to-peer communications with other WTRUs also configured for infrastructure communication in the wireless network, the method comprising the step of:

• transmitting from a network base station in an infrastructure communication mode control signals to a WTRU to control peer-to-peer mode communications of that WTRU with other WTRUs.