Apparatus and method to enable device-to-device (D2D) discovery in cellular networks

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13756013

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An apparatus and method of allowing user equipment (UE) to transmit information directly with other user equipment, using a device-to-device (D2D) mode is disclosed herein. A D2D UE (dUE1) that wishes so communicate to another UE (dUE2) in D2D mode makes various communications requests to an Evolved Node B (eNB), which can facilitate the connection between dUE1 and dUE2 by having the dUE1 measure the signals from dUE2 to help establish a D2D connection between the dUE1 and the dUE2.

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APPLE INCONE APPLE PARK WAY CUPERTINO CA 95014

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Chen, Xiaogang Beijing, CN 344 3439
Fwu, Jong-Kae Sunnyvale, US 381 8166
Li, Honggang Beijing, CN 64 975
Li, Qinghua San Ramon, US 722 10255
Mukherjee, Amitav Santa Clara, US 178 1492
Yin, Hujun Saratoga, US 180 4332
Zhu, Yuan Beijing, CN 410 5688

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