Apparatus and method for dynamic communication resource allocation for device to-device communications in a wireless communication system

G Charbit, T Chen, SJ Hakola, T Koskela - US Patent 9,420,564, 2016 - Google Patents
An apparatus, system and method to dynamically manage an allocation of communication
resources for direct device-to device communications between a plurality of wireless com …

Apparatus and method of scheduling resources for device-to-device communications

G Charbit, T Chen, SJ Hakola, T Koskela - US Patent 8,761,099, 2014 - Google Patents
An approach is provided for scheduling resources for device-to-device communications. A
resource of a network is granted to a group designated for device-to-device …

Apparatus and method for mode selection for device-to-device communications

CB Ribeiro, KF Doppler, TK Koskela, T Chen… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed
that comprises measuring a first link quality of a first link based at least in part on a first …

Device to-device (D2D) cross link power control

T Deng, GS Sternberg, P Marinier, G Poitau… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
Abstract Device-to-device (D2D) cross link power control systems and methods may be
disclosed. For example, a device such as a UE or WTRU may determine whether it may …

Interference coordination for peer-to-peer (P2P) communication and wide area network (WAN) communication

S Geirhofer, N Bhushan, R Palanki, JM Borran… - US Patent …, 2019 - Google Patents
Techniques for supporting peer-to-peer (P2P) communica tion in a wide area network
(WAN) are disclosed. In an aspect, interference coordination between P2P devices engaged …

Method and apparatus for resource scheduling for network controlled D2D communications

SJ Hakola, G Charbit, T Koskela… - US Patent 8,588,803, 2013 - Google Patents
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises
obtaining at a network node a scheduling reference point with a fluctuation range based at …

Cellular Control Sensing for Multicell Device-to-Device Interference Control

H Wang, T Chen, T Peng - US Patent App. 13/574,561, 2012 - Google Patents
A method, apparatus, computer readable medium is provided to perform resource
coordination among multiple cells to cancel near-far interference for device-to-device …

Method and apparatus for processing network element state

D Zhao - US Patent 10,432,488, 2019 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for processing a
network element state. The method includes: obtaining a network element by monitor ing …

Methods and apparatus for providing transmit power control for devices engaged in D2D communications

RK Madan, S Tavildar, C Measson, J Li - US Patent 9,084,203, 2015 - Google Patents
The following presents a simplified Summary of one or more aspects in order to provide a
basic understanding of such aspects. This Summary is not an extensive overview of all …

Synchronization for device-to-device communication

G Charbit, T Chen, SJ Hakola, TK Koskela - US Patent 8,811,374, 2014 - Google Patents
In wireless networks, mobile stations may communicate with an access node, which may
relay data to other mobile stations. At times, it may be desirable for two or more mobile …