Patent ID: 9622279
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of operation of a control node in a cellular communication network comprising: selecting a resource for a direct device-to-device communication link between a first wireless device and a second wireless device in the cellular communication network based on a plurality of criteria comprising a service area type for a service area within the cellular communication network in which the first wireless device and the second wireless device are located, wherein the service area type for the service area is one of a group consisting of: a homogeneous service area in which all base stations in the service area are macro base stations, and a heterogeneous service area in which one or more base stations in the service area are low-power base stations; and communicating an indicator of the resource selected for the direct device-to-device communication link to at least one of the first wireless device and the second wireless device.