Network entity for flexibly managing radio resources for user equipments in a d2d communication network

A method of operating a network entity for managing radio resources for a plurality of user equipment in a communication network, the method comprising:

• obtaining a communication quality measure associated with communication between the network entity and a user equipment of the plurality of user equipment;
• and
• selecting a radio resource management mode for the user equipment on the basis of the communication quality measure.

A user equipment configured for device-to-device communications with a plurality of user equipment in a communication network using a plurality of radio resources, the user equipment comprising:

• a communication interface configured to receive information from a network entity of the communication network about radio resources of the communication network, which have been allocated to the user equipment by the network entity based on a radio resource management mode selected by the network entity on the basis of a communication quality measure associated with the communication between the network entity and the user equipment;
• and
• a processor configured to select a context information feedback mode on the basis of the selected radio resource management mode.

A method of operating a user equipment configured for device-to-device communications with a plurality of user equipment in a communication network using a plurality of radio resources, the method comprising:

• receiving information from a network entity of the communication network about radio resources of the communication network, which have been allocated to the user equipment by the network entity based on a radio resource management mode selected by the network entity on the basis of a communication quality measure associated with the communication between the network entity and the user equipment;
• and
• selecting a context information feedback mode on the basis of the selected radio resource management mode.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions for operating a network entity for managing radio resources for a plurality of user equipment in a communication network, the instructions, when executed by a computer, configure the computer to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining a communication quality measure associated with communication between the network entity and a user equipment of the plurality of user equipment;
• and
• selecting a radio resource management mode for the user equipment on the basis of the communication quality measure.