Wireless communication network control node and method

摘要

Aspects and embodiments provide a wireless communication network control node method, a wireless communication network control node and computer program product operable to perform that method. The network control node method comprises: receiving a request from user equipment in a wireless communication network to make a device to device transmission within the wireless communication network; determining a priority level associated with the requesting user equipment; and scheduling device to device communication resource to the requesting user equipment in dependence upon the determined priority level. Aspects and embodiments described recognise that it is possible to provide methods to allow D2D networks to perform priority handling amongst user equipment within the same D2D group and/or within different D2D groups.