Patent ID: 8285207
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for establishing a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connection between a plurality of Mobile Stations (MSs), at least one of which is a transmitting MS and at least one of which is a receiving MS, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: when a location of the receiving MS is not known, requesting, by the transmitting MS, a Base Station (BS) to transmit a message instructing MSs to prepare for a P2P setup, and thereafter, broadcasting to at least one neighbor MS a message requesting a P2P-related information; receiving, by the transmitting MS, the P2P-related information from each of the at least one neighbor MS; generating, by the transmitting MS, a list of MSs capable of P2P communication using the received P2P-related information; and establishing, by the transmitting MS, the P2P connection by selecting a receiving MS from the list of MSs with which P2P communication is desired.