RANDOM ACCESS PROCESS REUSING FOR D2D PROBING IN CELLULAR-AIDED D2D NETWORKS

摘要

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for selecting between a device-to-device link or a 2-hop cellular link. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include monitoring, at a user equipment, a paging signal, the paging signal including a random access preamble index assigned to another user equipment. The user equipment may be configured to use the random access preamble index assigned to the another user equipment, and receive a signal comprising a random access preamble. The user equipment may measure the received signal to generate an indication representative of a quality of the received signal. Based on the indication rather than a dedicated probe, a determination may be made regarding whether to establish a first connection directly to the another user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.