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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for direct device-to-device communication. The method which may be performed by a first terminal device comprises receiving a message for connection establishment from a second terminal device. The message includes capability information about relaying for direct device-to-device communication. The method further comprises determining whether to transmit the message to a third terminal device, based at least in part on the capability information. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the relaying for direct device-to-device communication, e.g., layer-2/layer-3 based relaying, may be configured and/or enabled efficiently and flexibly.