Procedures for grouping wearable devices with lte master ues

A remote mobile terminal for grouping with a master mobile terminal, wherein the remote mobile terminal and the master mobile terminal are connected to a radio base station in a mobile communication network, the master mobile terminal being capable to serve as a relay respectively for one or more remote mobile terminals so as to relay communication between the one or more remote mobile terminals and the radio base station, and wherein the remote mobile terminal comprises:

• a receiver and transmitter configured to discover the master mobile terminal and an identifier of the master mobile terminal,
• the transmitter further configured to transmit a group request message to the radio base station, the group request message comprising the master mobile terminal identifier and a request to group the remote mobile terminal with the master mobile terminal, and
• the receiver further configured to receive a group request confirm message from the radio base station, confirming that the remote mobile terminal and the master mobile terminal are grouped together.

-18. (canceled)

A method for grouping a master mobile terminal and a remote mobile terminal, wherein the master mobile terminal and the remote mobile terminal are connected to a radio base station in a mobile communication network, wherein the master mobile terminal is capable to serve as a relay respectively for one or more remote mobile terminals so as to relay communication between the one or more remote mobile terminals and the radio base station, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• performing discovery between the master mobile terminal and the remote mobile terminal,
• grouping the master mobile terminal and the remote mobile terminal, including transmitting a group request message from the master mobile terminal or the remote mobile terminal to the radio base station, the group request message identifying the master mobile terminal and the remote mobile terminal and requesting to group the remote mobile terminal with the master mobile terminal, and
• the radio base station informs the remote mobile terminal and the master mobile terminal that they are grouped together.