Patent ID: 9635672
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for scheduling and controlling device-to-device (D2D) communication, the method comprising: receiving device parameters and uplink parameters from a first communication device and at least one second communication device, respectively; determining, based on the device parameters and the uplink parameters, transmission format of a D2D communication link to be established between the first communication device and the at least one second communication device, wherein the D2D communication link allows D2D communication between the first communication device and the at least one second communication device; and transmitting an uplink transmit grant and an uplink listen grant to the first communication device and the at least one second communication device, respectively, based on the determination, wherein the uplink transmit grant and the uplink listen grant indicate at least the transmission format and time of transmission on the D2D communication link allocated to the first communication device and the at least one second communication device.