METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

This document discloses a solution for configuring a user equipment of a cellular communication system to support direct device-to-device connectivity with at least one other user equipment and to transmit a device-to-device discovery signal indicating the availability of the device-to-device connectivity to the at least one other user equipment. Furthermore, the user equipment is configured to operate as a local area cell by acquiring operational parameters required for the operation as the local area cell and by causing transmission of a local area cell discovery signal from the user equipment to indicate the availability of the local area cell to the at least one other user equipment.