Method and apparatus for proximity-based service
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsVinh Van PHAN, Ling YU, Kari Veikko HORNEMAN, Klaus HUGL
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Abstract
A method and apparatus may be configured to monitor a first channel allocated to proximity-based services within a cluster. The method may also include transmitting, if the user device is not receiving transmissions on the first channel, an indication that the receiving user device is not receiving transmissions on the first channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster. The method may also include receiving an indication of a second channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- monitoring, by a receiving user device, a first channel allocated to proximity-based services within a cluster;
- transmitting, if the user device is not receiving transmissions on the first channel, an indication that the receiving user device is not receiving transmissions on the first channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster;
- and
- receiving an indication of a second channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to
- monitor a first channel allocated to proximity-based services within a cluster;
- transmit, if the apparatus is not receiving transmissions on the first channel, an indication that the receiving user device is not receiving transmissions on the first channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster;
- and
- receive an indication of a second channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster.
A method, comprising:
- receiving an indication that a receiving user device is not receiving transmissions on a channel allocated for proximity-based services within a cluster;
- monitoring the channel allocated for the proximity-based services within a cluster and whether the channel is not usable for the receiving user device;
- and
- providing relaying services for proximity-based service transmissions to the receiving user device.
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive an indication that a receiving user device is not receiving transmissions on a channel allocated for proximity-based services within a cluster;
- monitor the channel allocated for the proximity-based services within a cluster and whether the channel is not usable for the receiving user device;
- and
- provide relaying services for proximity-based service transmissions to the receiving user device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.