Patent ID: 8554200
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: generating at a base station a control signal to instruct a plurality of user devices to perform measurement relating to interference or path loss between the user devices; receiving at the base station measurement information from the user devices, wherein the measurement information includes power information; classifying at the base station the measurement information from the user devices based on the power information; and determining at the base station, based on the measurement information, a classification of the resources for a device to device (D2D) communication between user devices, wherein the resources are to be scheduled to provide direct communication D2D via a direct wireless connection between two of the user devices; and when the base station determines measurement information is not available from either of the user devices, the base station may instruct the user devices with no measurement information to use a dedicated resource to establish a D2D connection.