Operating user equipments in a wireless communication network

摘要

A method for operating a first user equipment in a wireless communication network, a method for operating a second user equipment in a wireless communication network, a method for operating a wireless communication network, and a wireless communication system are described.

主权项

1. A method for operating a first user equipment in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
assigning the first user equipment to a second user equipment, wherein the first user equipment is located within a wireless device-to-device communication range of the second user equipment, wherein the assignment is stored in the wireless communication network, and upon assigning the first user equipment to the second user equipment, setting the first user equipment into a reduced communication operation mode, wherein in the reduced communication operation mode the first user equipment stops listening to a predefined set of messages sent from the wireless communication network and starts listening to a predefined message sent from the second user equipment.