Patent ID: 9119181
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of communications, comprising: receiving, by a wide area network (WAN) entity, a plurality of channel gain values from a plurality of user equipments (UEs), the plurality of UEs including at least two communicating UE pairs (AB, CD), the plurality of channel gain values including at least two channel gain values between UE A and UE B, UE A and UE C, UE A and UE D, UE B and UE C, UE B and UE D, or UE C and UE D; determining that a connection identifier (CID) can be reused for both the UE pair AB and the UE pair CD based on the received plurality of channel gain values including at least two channel gain values between UE A and UE B, UE A and UE C, UE A and UE D, UE B and UE C, UE B and UE D, or UE C and UE D; and transmitting information indicating that the CID may be reused.