Patent ID: 9516551
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method in a first Device-to-Device User Equipment (D2D UE) arranged for performing a Device-to-Device (D2D) operation with a second D2D UE, the method comprising: the first D2D UE determining that the first D2D UE is in a partial network (PN) coverage scenario, wherein determining that the first D2D UE is in the PN coverage scenario comprises the first D2D UE determining that (i) the first D2D UE is in an out of network (OON) coverage scenario and (ii) the second D2D is in an in network (IN) coverage scenario; as a result of determining that the first D2D is in the PN coverage scenario, selecting a subset of coverage specific radio parameters from a set of coverage specific radio parameters, wherein the set of coverage specific radio parameters comprises a first coverage specific radio parameter associated only with the IN coverage scenario, a second coverage specific radio parameter associated only with the OON coverage scenario, and a third coverage specific radio parameter associated only with the PN coverage scenario, and wherein the selected subset of coverage specific radio parameters comprises said third coverage specific radio parameter associated only with the PN coverage scenario; and using the selected subset of coverage specific radio parameters for performing the D2D operation.