Patent ID: 8923267

Claim:
A method comprising: sending, by an originator wireless device to a base station, a peer-to-peer link request for time division duplex (TDD) communications, wherein the originator wireless device includes a first diversity receiver and a second diversity receiver, wherein the first diversity receiver is configurable to receive first signals using a first frequency of a downlink frequency band of a frequency division duplex (FDD) network, and wherein the second diversity receiver is configurable to receive second signals using the first frequency when the second diversity receiver is in a first mode and using a second frequency of an uplink frequency band of the FDD network when the second diversity receiver is in a second mode; receiving from the base station a list of potential target wireless devices available for peer-to-peer-communication with the originator wireless device; selecting a target wireless device from the list; sending to the base station a first message indicating the selection of the target wireless device; receiving a second message from the base station, the second message indicating that a peer-to-peer channel has been allocated and reserved for the originator wireless device and the target wireless device, wherein the peer-to-peer channel corresponds to a frequency that is included in the uplink frequency band; configuring the second diversity receiver to receive the second signals using the frequency that corresponds to the peer-to-peer channel; transferring data directly to the target wireless device via the peer-to-peer channel; and after transferring the data, sending a third message to the base station, the third message indicating that the peer-to-peer channel is to be deallocated.