Device Discovery Method, User Equipment, Server, and System
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsYali Guo, Weihua Zhou
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Abstract
Embodiments provide a device discovery method which relates to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving, by a server, a discovery request, where the discovery request is used to request to discover another UE near a user equipment UE, and the discovery request includes a discovery category indication; generating discovery configuration information according to the discovery category indication, and sending the discovery configuration information to a base station or the UE, where the discovery configuration information is used to configure a parameter that is used when the base station or the UE detects another nearby UE; and receiving a discovery result sent by the base station or the UE.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a server, a discovery request message, wherein the discovery request message requests to discover a second user equipment (UE) near a first UE, and wherein the discovery request message comprises a discovery category indication;
- generating, by the server, discovery configuration information according to the discovery category indication;
- sending, by the server, the discovery configuration information to the first UE, wherein the discovery configuration information is used by the first UE to configure a parameter that is used when the first UE detects the second UE;
- and
- receiving, by the server, a discovery result sent by the first UE.
A method, comprising:
- sending, by a first user equipment (UE), a discovery request message to a server, wherein the discovery request message requests to discover a second UE near the first UE, and the discovery request message comprises a discovery category indication;
- receiving, by the first UE, discovery configuration information from the server, wherein the discovery configuration information is used to configure a parameter that is used when the first UE detects the second UE;
- and
- discovering, by the first UE, the second UE according to the discovery configuration information, to obtain a discovery result, wherein the second UE is under control of the server.
A server, comprising:
- a receiver, configured to receive a discovery request message, wherein the discovery request message requests to discover a second user equipment (UE) that is located near a first UE, wherein the discovery request message comprises a discovery category indication;
- a processor, configured to generate discovery configuration information according to the discovery category indication received by the receiver;
- and
- a transmitter, configured to send the discovery configuration information generated by the processor to the first UE, wherein the discovery configuration information is used to configure a parameter that is used when the first UE detects the second UE;
- wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a discovery result sent by the first UE.
The server according to claim ii, wherein the discovery category indication comprises a service requirement indication, a discovery range indication, a target UE list, a capability requirement indication, or a target group indication.
The server according to claim ii, wherein the discovery result comprises a list of UEs detected by the first UE, wherein each UE comprised in the list of UEs are located near the first UE, and each UE comprised in the list of UEs meets a requirement of the discovery category indication.
A first user equipment (UE), comprising:
- a non-transitory memory storage comprising instructions;
- and
- a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:
- send, using a transmitter, a discovery request message to a server, wherein the discovery request message requests to discover a second UE near the first UE, and the discovery request message comprises a discovery category indication;
- receive, using a receiver, discovery configuration information from the server, wherein the discovery configuration information is used to configure a parameter that is used when the first UE detects the second UE;
- receive, using the receiver, the discovery configuration information delivered by the server;
- and
- discover the second UE according to the discovery configuration information received by the receiver, to obtain a discovery result, wherein the second UE is under control of the server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.