Patent ID: 9578614
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04W

Claim:
1. A first user terminal, comprising: processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to execute processes of receiving, from a base station, configuration information indicating whether the first user terminal shall transmit a first device-to-device (D2D) synchronization signal used for a D2D proximity service, in the case that the first user terminal transmits a D2D discovery signal, the D2D discovery signal being different from a D2D synchronization signal, transmitting the first D2D synchronization signal in response to the received configuration information being first configuration information explicitly indicating the first user terminal shall transmit the first D2D synchronization signal, wherein the D2D discovery signal is used for discovering proximal user terminals, and prohibiting transmission of the first D2D synchronization signal in response to the received configuration information being second configuration information explicitly indicating the first user terminal shall not transmit the first D2D synchronization signal, wherein the processor is further configured to execute processes of receiving a second D2D synchronization signal transmitted from a second user terminal, measuring a received signal power corresponding to the second user terminal, determining, based on an identifier included in the second D2D synchronization signal, whether the second user terminal is in coverage of a predetermined cell, and stopping transmission of a D2D synchronization signal from the first user terminal, in response to the received signal power exceeding a threshold and the second user terminal being in the coverage.