Patent ID: 8675580
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in controlling packet scheduling in a hybrid communication network, the hybrid network comprising at least one first type of mobile terminal and at least one second type of mobile terminal, wherein the first type of mobile terminal is a device-to-device (D2D) mobile terminal and the second type of mobile terminal is different than said first type of mobile terminal, the method comprising: calculating a scheduling activity factor based at least in part on a total number of mobile devices of both the first type and second type of mobile terminals; causing a scheduling activity factor to be sent to the at least one first type of mobile terminal; receiving signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) information based at least in part on the scheduling activity factor with reference to an SINR distribution; scheduling resources for use by the at least one mobile terminal of the first type separately from resources for use by each mobile terminal of the second type based at least in part on the received SINR information; and on the basis of said resources scheduled for the at least one mobile terminal of the first type, causing scheduling information to be sent to the at least one mobile terminal of the first type.