Mobile communication system, base station, user terminal and processor

A base station, comprising:

• a controller, that includes a processor coupled to a memory, the controller configured to include a plurality of information sets into a message, wherein the plurality of information sets are used to transmit a discovery signal in a discovery procedure;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the message to a user terminal in a unicast manner, wherein
• each information set of the plurality of information sets includes radio resources used for a transmission of the discovery signal, power information for controlling transmission power of the discovery signal, and a threshold value associated with the radio resources, wherein the threshold value is an upper limit value and a lower limit value compared with a predetermined value calculated by use of a received power of a reference signal received from the base station in the user terminal, and
• the threshold value is used for a comparison of the threshold value with the predetermined value, in order for the user terminal to select an information set from among the plurality of information sets in response to the predetermined value being between the upper limit value and the lower limit value included in the selected information.

A user terminal, comprising:

• a controller that includes a processor coupled to a memory,
• a receiver configured to receive a message transmitted from a base station in a unicast manner, and
• a transmitter configured to transmit a discovery signal for discovering another user terminal in a discovery procedure, wherein
• the message includes a plurality of information sets used to transmit the discovery signal in the discovery procedure,
• each information set of the plurality of information sets includes radio resources used for a transmission of the discovery signal, power information for controlling transmission power of the discovery signal, and a threshold value associated with the radio resources, wherein the threshold value is an upper limit value and a lower limit value compared with a predetermined value calculated by use of a received power of a reference signal received from the base station,
• the receiver is configured to receive the reference signal from the base station,
• the controller is configured to:
• compare the predetermined value with the threshold value, and
• select an information set from among the plurality of information sets, in response to the predetermined value being between the upper limit value and the lower limit value included in the selected information, and
• the transmitter is configured to directly transmit the discovery signal to the another user terminal with transmission power based on power information included in the selected information set by use of radio resources included in the selected information set.

A processor for controlling a base station, the processor coupled to a memory and configured to:

• include a plurality of information sets into a message, wherein the plurality of information sets are used to transmit a discovery signal in a discovery procedure;
• and
• transmit the message to a user terminal in a unicast manner, wherein
• each information set of the plurality of information sets includes radio resources used for a transmission of the discovery signal, power information for controlling transmission power of the discovery signal, and a threshold value associated with the radio resources, wherein the threshold value is an upper limit value and a lower limit value compared with a predetermined value calculated by use of a received power of a reference signal received from the base station in the user terminal, and
• the threshold value is used for a comparison of the threshold value with the predetermined value, in order for the user terminal to select an information set from among the plurality of information sets in response to the predetermined value being between the upper limit value and the lower limit value included in the selected information.

A processor for controlling a user terminal, the processor coupled to a memory and configured to:

• receive a message transmitted from a base station in a unicast manner;
• and
• transmit a discovery signal for discovering another user terminal in a discovery procedure, wherein
• the message includes a plurality information sets used to transmit the discovery signal in the discovery procedure,
• each information set of the plurality of information sets includes radio resources used for a transmission of the discovery signal, power information for controlling transmission power of the discovery signal, and a threshold value associated with the radio resources, wherein the threshold value is an upper limit value and a lower limit value compared with a predetermined value calculated by use of a received power of a reference signal received from the base station,
• the processor is further configured to:
• receive the reference signal from the base station,
• compare the predetermined value with the threshold value,
• select an information set from among the plurality of information sets, in response to the predetermined value being between the upper limit value and the lower limit value included in the selected information, and
• directly transmit the discovery signal to the another user terminal with transmission power based on power information included in the selected information set by use of radio resources included in the selected information set.