Patent ID: 9456332
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for supporting device to device (D2D) communication at a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining at least one D2D communication group a of a plurality of D2D communication groups; and giving a group identifier corresponding to the determined at least one D2D communication group a to a D2D transmitting user equipment i and a D2D receiving user equipment j of a D2D link (i, j),wherein the D2D link (i, j) is a communication link for the D2D communication between the D2D transmitting user equipment i and the D2D receiving user equipment j, wherein the determining at least one D2D communication group a of a plurality of D2D communication groups includes: wherein the first condition is satisfied when an interference value received by the D2D receiving user equipment j from a plurality of transmitting user equipment k within the D2D communication group a satisfies a signal to interference plus noise ration (SINR) required for the D2D receiving user equipment j.