Patent ID: 9380406
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of performing a Proximity-based Service (ProSe) communication by a User Equipment (UE) in a cellular communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a Base Station (BS), a first Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signal including scheduling information and a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC), wherein the CRC is masked with a ProSe-related Identifier (ID); receiving, from the BS, a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) signal using the scheduling information, wherein the PDSCH signal includes Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) resources available for the ProSe communication; establishing a ProSe connection with a peer UE by using the WLAN resources; and exchanging WLAN radio signals with the peer UE in accordance with the ProSe connection, wherein the UE is configured to keep monitoring a second PDCCH signal during the WLAN radio signals are exchanged.