NOTIFICATION OF RELAY CAPABILITIES FOR UE-TO-NETWORK RELAY FUNCTIONS

摘要

One embodiment is a relay User Equipment (UE) enabled for UE-to-network relay. The relay UE determines relay capabilities for acting as a relay to re-transmit traffic between a remote UE and a network. The relay UE generates synchronization signals for synchronizing with other relay UEs in proximity for device-to-device (D2D) communication, and inserts an indication of the relay capabilities in the synchronization signals. The relay UE transmits the synchronization signals over-the-air to the other relay UEs.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
relay User Equipment (UE) enabled for UE-to-network relay, the relay UE comprising:
a controller configured to determine relay capabilities of the relay UE to act as a relay to re-transmit traffic between a remote UE and a network, to generate synchronization signals for synchronizing the relay UE with other relay UEs in proximity for device-to-device (D2D) communication, and to insert an indication of the relay capabilities of the relay UE in the synchronization signals; anda radio interface configured to transmit the synchronization signals over-the-air to the other relay UEs.