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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2013
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Samuli Turtinen, Ii, FI;
Sami-Jukka Hakola, Kempele, FI;
Jari Jaako Isokangas, Tampere, FI;
Jussi Kustaa Ojala, Helsinki, FI;
Kaisu Maria Iisakkila, Espoo, FI;
Timo Kalevi Koskela, Oulu, FI;
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Method, operation of a method, and a result of execution of computer program instructions embodied on a non-transitory computer readable memory in a mobility management entity which identify, evaluate and control potential opportunities for device to device communication among two or more proximately located user equipment. The method or execution of computer instructions include, determining a context of a source user equipment and a context of a target user equipment, determining if the source and target user equipment are device to device communication compatible and determining if the source and target user equipment are authenticated for employing device to device communications. An alternative embodiment includes functionality in a base station.