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US 8,787,247 B2Granted
Apparatus and methods for transmitting paging messages for peer to peer communication
AssigneeNokia Siemens Networks Oy
InventorAntti Anton Toskala
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for communication are provided. The apparatus is configured to send a message to a network element, the message including information on the establishment of a device-to-device connection with at least one apparatus; and receive from a network element information regarding a timing reference for paging messages between the apparatuses establishing a device-to-device communication.
Claims31
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
- send a message to a network element of a communication system, the message comprising information on establishment of a device-to-device communication with at least one apparatus;
- and
- receive from the network element information regarding a timing reference for communicating paging messages with apparatuses of the at least one apparatus establishing the device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for receiving packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system the apparatus is connected to.
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A method comprising:
- sending by an apparatus a message to a network element of a communication system, the message comprising information on establishment of a device-to-device communication with at least one apparatus;
- and
- receiving by the apparatus from the network element information regarding a timing reference for communicating paging messages with apparatuses of the at least one apparatus establishing the device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for receiving packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system the apparatus is connected to.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code, where the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive a message from user equipment of a communication system, the message comprising information on establishment of a device-to-device communication with at least one other user equipment,
- send a message regarding the establishment to the at least one other user equipment;
- send information to the user equipment regarding a timing reference for paging messages between the user equipment establishing a device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system the apparatus is connected to.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a message from user equipment of a communication system, the message comprising information on the establishment of a device-to-device connection with at least one other user equipment,
- sending a message regarding the establishment to the at least one other user equipment;
- and
- sending information regarding a timing reference for paging messages between the user equipment establishing the device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system.
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An apparatus comprising:
- means for sending a message to a network element of a communication system, the message comprising information on establishment of a device-to-device communication with at least one other apparatus;
- and
- means for receiving from a network element information regarding a timing reference for paging messages with the at least one other apparatus establishing the device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for receiving packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system the apparatus is connected to.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving a message from user equipment of a communication system, the message comprising information on the establishment of a device-to-device communication with at least one other user equipment,
- means for sending a message to the at least one other user equipment regarding the establishment;
- and
- means for sending information regarding a timing reference for paging messages the at least one other user equipment establishing the device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system the apparatus is connected to.
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A non-transitory computer readable memory embodying a program of instructions executable by a processor to perform actions directed at establishing a connection, the actions comprising:
- sending a message to a network element of a communication system, the message comprising information on establishment of a device-to-device communication with at least one apparatus;
- and
- receiving from a network element information regarding a timing reference for paging messages with the at least one apparatus establishing the device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for receiving packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system.
A non-transitory computer readable memory embodying a program of instructions executable by a processor to perform actions directed at establishing a connection, the actions comprising:
- receiving a message from user equipment of a communication system, the message comprising information on establishment of a device-to-device communication with at least one other user equipment,
- sending a message to the at least one other user equipment regarding the establishment;
- and
- sending information regarding a timing reference for paging messages with the at least one other user equipment establishing the device-to-device communication, wherein the timing reference is non-overlapping with time instants reserved for packets from the communication system, and wherein the timing reference is within a predetermined time instant from time instants reserved for paging messages of the communication system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.