Patent ID: 9578667
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A wireless communication system user equipment, comprising: a user equipment; and a base station connected to a cellular communication network, the base station comprising a first wireless interface configured to broadcast information on resources allocated for a device-to-device (D2D) discovery signal transmission; and control circuitry coupled to the first wireless interface, the control circuitry being configured to control the first wireless interface to transmit a message which indicates whether the user equipment is enabled to use the allocated resources for the D2D discovery signal transmission, the control circuitry further configured to the user equipment comprising a second wireless interface configured for communication with the base station, the second wireless interface being configured to receive information on resources allocated for D2D discovery signal transmission; and a processor coupled to the second wireless interface, the processor being configured to