Patent ID: 9591679
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method at a user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: sending, at the UE, a non-access stratum (NAS) request message to a network entity that initiates an inter-device communication link, wherein the network entity is a mobility management entity (MME); receiving, at the UE and from the MME, a NAS response message associated with inter-device communication between two or more UEs, wherein the NAS response message includes at least one of an acceptance or a rejection of the NAS request message; receiving a radio resource control (RRC) inter-device connection setup message from a base station, wherein the RRC inter-device connection setup message indicates at least two cell radio network temporary identities (C-RNTIs), and each of the at least two C-RNTIs correspond to a different UE of the two or more UEs; and sending a RRC inter-device connection setup response message to the base station.