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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020

Filed:

May. 05, 2015
Applicant:

Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;

Inventors:

Vinh Van Phan, Oulu, FI;

Ling Yu, Kauniainen, FI;

Kari Veikko Horneman, Oulu, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04L 67/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

There is provided a method comprising: receiving a request for a content-based delivery service from at least one first user device of a plurality of user devices with device-to-device communications capability for a delivery of an information element; obtaining information in relation to the delivery of the information element; determining, based on the obtained information in relation to the delivery, if the information element is to be delivered using an access node or at least one second user device or both the access node and the at least one second user device or if information on absence of the requested information element is conveyed, and in response to the determination, carrying out resource configuration for the delivery of the information element or for conveyance of the information on the absence of the requested information element by using the content-based delivery service.


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