Patent ID: 9001736
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A terminal configured to operate in a mobile telecommunication network, the terminal comprising: a receiver configured to receive from a network entity other than another terminal a direct communication initiation signal including resource allocation information for establishing terminal-to-terminal direct communication between the terminal, which is currently communicating through a first (e)NB, and a second terminal, which is currently communicating through a second (e)NB different from the first (e)NB, using a radio access technology (RAT) in which the terminal is configured to communicate when communicating with the second terminal through one or more (e)NB; and a terminal-end terminal-to-terminal direct communication logic configured to establish terminal-to-terminal direct communication with the second terminal based on the resource allocation information provided by the network entity other than a terminal.