METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION WITHIN A SUB-CELL IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for content distribution in a telecommunication system. Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein relate to a method performed in a device for distributing content to a user equipment and a method performed in the user equipment for receiving the content from the device, a method in a network node for assigning resources and a network node. The device is configured to send sub-cell broadcasts for distributing the content within a sub-cell. The device registers with the network node, informs the network node of sub-cell broadcast capability, requests allocation of resources and distributes content to the user equipment.

主权项

1. A method performed in a user equipment for receiving content from a device, said device being configured to send sub-cell broadcasts for distributing the content within a sub-cell, said sub-cell being a subset of a coverage area of a network node to which the user equipment is attached, said method comprising:
receiving system information from the network node, said system information comprising information about available devices used for distributing the content within the coverage area of the network node and the type of content that is associated with each device and the transmission resources allocated to each device for distributing the content; selecting the type of content to receive and at least one device associated therewith; establishing a direct link between the user equipment and the selected at least one device using the transmission resources allocated to the selected at least one device; and receiving the selected type of content directly from the selected at least one device.