Patent ID: 9191978
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for facilitating intra-cell Peer-to-Peer Communication, comprising: at least one antenna configured to receive uplink communications and transmit downlink communications; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: maintain a connection identification (CID) mapping table identifying each communication between two mobile stations, a source mobile station (MS) and a destination mobile station (MS), served by a common network transceiver; identify first security information associated with an uplink (UL) of the source mobile station (MS) and second security information associated with a downlink (DL) of the destination mobile station (MS); receive an uplink communication, via the at least one antenna, containing an uplink service data unit (SDU); and determine if there is a corresponding entry in the CID mapping table and if so, send a downlink communication, via the at least one antenna, containing a corresponding downlink SDU.