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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Vinh Van Phan, Oulu, FI;
Ling Yu, Kauniainen, FI;
Kari V. Horneman, Oulu, FI;
Ottmar Aumann, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 72/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 72/02 (2013.01); H04W 72/048 (2013.01); H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an improved solution for performing beacon broadcasting in a device-to-device communication network. The solution comprises selecting, by a node capable of entering a device-to-device communication network, a channel for broadcasting wherein the selection is based on at least one of the following: the characteristics of the node and the state of the node; and causing a broadcast of information related to at least part of the properties of the node on the selected channel.