DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONNECTION SETUP USING NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION

摘要

Example method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable near-field communication to be used in out-of-band initialization methods for connection setup for device-to-device communication. Example embodiments of the invention include a method comprising the steps of initiating, by a first device, an out-of-band near-field communication connection with a second device by transmitting wireless communication signals including necessary power for providing the near-field communication connection (101 ); sending a first short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, to the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection (103A); receiving second short-range communication connection parameters for role determination, from the second device via the out-of-band near-field communication connection (103B); selecting a role for the short-range communication connection by adopting short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that correspond to the role (106A, 106B); discarding short-range communication connection parameters for role determination that are not adopted (108A, 108B); and initiating the short-range communication connection according to the selected role using the adopted short-range communication connection parameters for role determination.