Method and system of a wireless communication network for detecting neighbouring ues, of a first ue

A method performed by a first User Equipment, UE, wirelessly connected to a first base station of a wireless communication network, for detecting neighboring UEs of the first UE, the method comprising:

• sending to the first base station power measurements performed on signals received from base stations in the vicinity of the first UE, each power measurement being associated with an ID of the base station from which the signal was received;
• receiving, from the first base station information of one or more second UEs that is/are wirelessly connected to a different base station than the first base station, information indicating that the one or more second UEs has been determined to be a neighbor to the first UE based on correlations between the power measurements of the first UE and corresponding power measurements of individual of the one or more second UE, and
• sending a signal to at least one of the one or more second UE, based on the received information, for device to device communication with the at least one of the one or more second UE.

A first user equipment, UE, configured to be wirelessly connected to a first base station of a wireless communication network, the first UE being operable for detecting neighboring UEs of the first UE, the first UE comprising a processor and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor, whereby the first UE is operative for:

• sending to the first base station power measurements performed on signals received from base stations in the vicinity of the first UE, each power measurement being associated with an ID of the base station from which the signal was received;
• receiving, from the first base station information of one or more second UEs that is/are wirelessly connected to a different base station than the first base station, information indicating that the one or more second UEs has been determined to be a neighbor to the first UE based on correlations between the power measurements of the first UE and corresponding power measurements of individual of the one or more second UE, and
• sending a signal to at least one of the one or more second UE, based on the received information, for device to device communication with the at least one of the one or more second UE.

28-29. (canceled)

A computer program comprising computer readable code means to be run in a first UE configured to be wirelessly connected to a first base station of a wireless communication network, the first UE being operable for detecting neighboring UEs of the first UE, which computer readable code means when run in the first UE causes the first UE to perform the following steps:

• sending to the first base station power measurements performed on signals received from base stations in the vicinity of the first UE, each power measurement being associated with an ID of the base station from which the signal was received;
• receiving, from the first base station information of one or more second UEs that is/are wirelessly connected to a different base station than the first base station, information indicating that the one or more second UEs has been determined to be a neighbor to the first UE based on correlations between the power measurements of the first UE and corresponding power measurements of individual of the one or more second UE, and
• sending a signal to at least one of the one or more second UE, based on the received information, for device to device communication with the at least one of the one or more second UE.

31-32. (canceled)