Patent ID: 9113492
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of an apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: forming a peer-to-peer communication link with a second apparatus; determining whether the apparatus has a transmit priority over the second apparatus in the peer-to-peer communication link; determining, upon determining the apparatus has transmit priority over the second apparatus, whether to transmit in an assigned resource for securing the transmit priority over the second apparatus in the peer-to-peer communication link for transfer of data to the second apparatus based on a quality of service estimation, the assigned resource being in a first subset of contention resources of a set of contention resources, wherein the apparatus transmits in the assigned resource to indicate an intention to secure the transmit priority over the second apparatus in the peer-to-peer communication link; and transmitting to the second apparatus in the assigned resource based on the determination of whether to transmit in the assigned resources; wherein the quality of service estimation is obtained by: obtaining a first quality of service requirement for the apparatus; receiving a second quality of service requirement from the second apparatus while forming the peer-to-peer communication link, the second quality of service requirement being for the second apparatus; determining whether the first quality of service requirement is satisfied for the apparatus; and estimating whether the second quality of service requirement is satisfied for the second apparatus, wherein the quality of service estimation is based on a comparison of the satisfaction of the first quality of service requirement by the apparatus and the satisfaction of the second quality of service requirement by the second apparatus.