Finding mobile station for device-to-device communication

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including a computer program code, wherein 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 master profile message from at least one of an access node and an access node designated group master mobile station, the master profile message comprising, for each of a plurality of mobile stations in the wireless network, a timing parameter and at least one profile element;
• select at least one receiving mobile station from the plurality of mobile stations based, at least in part, on comparing the timing parameter of the receiving mobile station to the timing parameter of the advertising mobile station and checking the at least one profile element of the receiving mobile station against a proposed advertisement;
• transmit a location request message for the at least one receiving mobile station;
• and
• receive a location message from the at least one receiving mobile station, the location message indicating a location of the at least one receiving mobile station.

A computer program product for device-to-device communication between mobile stations, the computer program product being tangibly embodied on a non-transitory computer storage medium and comprising executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause an advertising mobile station to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, by the advertising mobile station in a wireless network, a master profile message from at least one of an access node and an access node designated group master mobile station, the master profile message comprising, for each of a plurality of mobile stations in the wireless network, a timing parameter and at least one profile element;
• selecting at least one receiving mobile station from the plurality of mobile stations based, at least in part, on comparing the timing parameter of the receiving mobile station to the timing parameter of the advertising mobile station and checking the at least one profile element of the receiving mobile station against a proposed advertisement;
• sending a location request message to the at least one receiving mobile station;
• and
• receiving a location message from the at least one receiving mobile station, the location message indicating a location of the at least one receiving mobile station.