Physical channel design for network-assisted D2D
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsQianxi Lu, Qingyu Miao
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Abstract
A method in a network node for multiplexing a physical channel between the network node and devices in a mixed wireless network, wherein the mixed wireless network comprises a cellular network comprising one or more cellular channels and a Device-to-Device (D2D) network comprising one or more D2D channels. The method includes time division multiplexing the physical channel between a first group of cellular channels and a first group of D2D channels, and frequency division multiplexing the physical channel between a second group of cellular channels and the first group of D2D channels.
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A method in a network node for multiplexing a physical channel, between the network node and one or more devices in a mixed wireless network, wherein the mixed wireless network comprises a cellular network comprising one or more cellular channels and a Device-to-Device (D2D) network comprising one or more D2D channels, the method comprising:
- time division multiplexing the physical channel between a first group of cellular channels of the one or more cellular channels and a first group of D2D channels of the one or more D2D channels;
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- frequency division multiplexing the physical channel between a second group of cellular channels of the one or more cellular channels and the first group of D2D channels.
A network node for multiplexing a physical channel, between the network node and one or more devices in a mixed wireless network, wherein the mixed wireless network comprises a cellular network comprising one or more cellular channels and a Device-to-Device (D2D) network comprising one or more D2D channels, the network node comprising:
- a multiplexing circuit configured to:
- time division multiplex the physical channel between a first group of cellular channels of the one or more cellular channels and a first group of D2D channels of the one or more D2D channels;
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- frequency division multiplex the physical channel between a second group of cellular channels of the one or more cellular channels and the first group of D2D channels.
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