Cooperative and Parasitic Radio Access Networks

摘要

A wireless user equipment (UE) device obtains uplink and/or downlink grants for control and data communications from a base station in a first network and configures a secondary network link for device-to-device (D2D) communications between the UE device and another UE device operating in a second network. The secondary network link employs a spectrum resource allocated for the uplink and/or downlink grants in the first network. The UE device can comprise a first-network controller that inserts first-network control signals into a control portion of a frame, an application-layer processor that inserts user data into a data payload portion of the frame, and a second-network controller communicatively coupled to the application-layer processor that inserts second-network control signals into the data payload portion of the frame. This can allow a transmission to be processed by networks that employ different radio access network technologies.

主权项

1. A first wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
a radio, comprising one or more antennas configured for wireless communication; a processing element operably coupled to the radio; wherein the radio and the processing element are configured to:
obtain one or more uplink and/or downlink grants for control and data communications from a base station in a first network;receive information configuring a secondary network link for device-to-device (D2D) communications between the first UE device and a second UE device operating in a second network, wherein the secondary network link employs a spectrum resource allocated for the one or more uplink and/or downlink grants; andcommunicate directly with the second UE device using the secondary network link.