Efficient resource utilization
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsVinh VAN PHAN, Ling YU, Kari Veikko HORNEMAN
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for communication are provided. An example solution may include determining a need for requesting channel resources from other user terminals of a group of user terminals for proximity-based communications within the group of user terminals; transmitting a channel resource request to at least one user terminal of the group of user terminals; receiving one or more responses to the request, the one or more responses coming from other user terminals of the group and including information on available channel resources; selecting the channel resources to utilise and starting transmission utilising the selected channel resources.
Claims24
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 to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- determine a need for requesting channel resources from other user terminals of a group of user terminals for proximity-based communications within the group of user terminals;
- control a transmission of a channel resource request to at least one user terminal of the group of user terminals;
- control a reception of one or more responses to the request, the one or more responses coming from other user terminals of the group and including information on available channel resources;
- select channel resources to utilise;
- control a transmission that utilises the selected channel resources.
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 to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- control a reception of a request from other user terminals of a group of user terminals for proximity-based communications within the group of user terminals, the request indicating that a user terminal of the group is in need for channel resources;
- determine if the apparatus has resources available for sharing and if so, control the a transmission of a response to the request, the response comprising information on available channel resources.
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 to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
- control a reception of a request from a user terminal of a group of user terminals, the request indicating that the user terminal is in need for channel resources for proximity-based communications within the group of user terminals;
- determine if the apparatus has resources available for sharing and, if not,
- control a transmission of a channel resource request to at least one other user terminal of the group of user terminals.
A method, comprising:
- determining a need for requesting channel resources from other user terminals of a group of user terminals for proximity-based communications within the group of user terminals;
- controlling a transmission of a channel resource request to at least one user terminal of the group of user terminals;
- controlling a reception of one or more responses to the request, the one or more responses coming from other user terminals of the group and including information on available channel resources;
- selecting a channel resources to utilise;
- controlling a transmission that utilises the selected channel resources.
20-28. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- controlling a reception of a request from other user terminals of a group of user terminals for proximity-based communications within the group of user terminals, the request indicating that a user terminal of the group is in need for channel resources;
- determining if there are resources available for sharing and if so,
- controlling a transmission of a response to the request, the response comprising information on available channel resources.
30-34. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- controlling a reception of a request from a user terminal of a group of user terminals, the request indicating that the user terminal is in need for channel resources for proximity-based communications within the group of user terminals;
- determining if the apparatus has resources available for sharing and, if not,
- controlling a transmission of a channel resource request to at least one other user terminal of the group of user terminals.
36-41. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.