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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sami Jukka Hakola, Kempele, FI;
Samuli Turtinen, Li, FI;
Timo K. Koskela, Oulu, FI;
Seppo Alanara, Oulu, FI;
Assignee:
BROADCOM CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04M 3/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 76/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 76/043 (2013.01); H04W 36/0055 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method, comprising: acquiring, by a user terminal capable of performing proximity services with at least one other user terminal, an indication that a handover from a source cell to a target cell is to be performed; and acquiring a capability indication on whether or not a target node of the target cell is capable to support the proximity services.