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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Qianxi Lu, Beijing, CN;
Marco Belleschi, Solna, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 84/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus and computer program products for network selection. A method implemented at a terminal device comprises obtaining an indication of a first carrier that provides cross-carrier configuration of a second carrier for device to device, D2D, communication; and selecting, from a list of authorized networks, a serving network based on the second carrier and the obtained indication. With embodiments of the disclosure, support for device to device communication can be improved.