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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2013
Ntt Docomo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Shin-ichi Isobe, Tokyo, JP;
Katsutoshi Nishida, Tokyo, JP;
NTT DOCOMO, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a radio communication system, a communication control apparatus, and a communication control method allowing radio communication terminals to call each other in a case where device-to-device direct communication (D2D communication) is provided using a radio access network such as LTE. A terminalA sends a communication control apparatus a paging signal containing a direct communication request requesting for direct communication with a terminalB. The communication control apparatussends the terminalB a paging signal containing information indicating that the terminalA is requesting direct communication and configuration information on a communication environment necessary for direct communication.