WO2016075848A1 - 制御装置、無線通信デバイス、及びこれらの方法 - Google Patents
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- This application relates to Proximity Service (ProSe) communication of wireless terminals, and particularly to start control of direct communication between terminals.
- ProSe Proximity Service
- ProSe includes ProSe discovery (ProSe discovery) and ProSe direct communication.
- ProSe discovery enables detection of the proximity of wireless terminals (ProSe-enabled UEs) capable of ProSe direct communication (in Proximity).
- ProSe-Discovery discovers using only the capabilities of ProSe-enabled UEs that have other ProSe-enabled UEs that have these two UEs (eg, Evolved Universal Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) technology) Can be performed by the following procedure.
- ProSe discovery can be performed by a radio access network (E-UTRA Network (E-UTRAN)) or a core network (Evolved Packet Core (EPC)).
- E-UTRA Network E-UTRAN
- EPC Evolved Packet Core
- ProSe direct communication enables establishment of a communication path between two or more ProSe-enabled UEs existing in the direct communication range after the ProSe discovery procedure.
- ProSe direct communication allows ProSe-enabled UEs to communicate directly with other ProSe-enabled UEs without going through the base station (eNodeB).
- ProSe direct communication may be performed using the same wireless communication technology (E-UTRA technology) as that used to access the base station (eNodeB), or wireless local area network (WLAN) wireless technology (ie, IEEE 802.11 (radio technology) may be used.
- E-UTRA technology wireless communication technology
- WLAN wireless local area network
- ProSe function communicates with ProSe-enabled UE via the public land mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)) to support ProSe discovery and ProSe direct communication (assist).
- PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
- ProSe function is a logical function used for operations related to PLMN necessary for ProSe.
- the functionality provided by ProSe function is, for example, (a) communication with third-party applications (ProSe Application Server), (b) UE authentication for ProSe discovery and ProSe direct communication, (c) ProSe Including transmission of setting information (for example, designation of radio resources and transmission power) for discovery and ProSe direct communication to the UE, and (d) provision of EPC-level ProSe discovery.
- ProSe function may be implemented in one or more network nodes or entities. In this specification, one or a plurality of network nodes or entities that execute a ProSe function are referred to as “ProSe function functions” or “ProSe function servers”.
- ProSe direct communication is one specific example of direct communication between terminals.
- Direct communication between terminals in a public land mobile communication network includes a discovery phase and a direct communication phase supported by functions or nodes (for example, ProSe function) arranged in the network, as in 3GPPSeRelease 12 ProSe. .
- the inter-terminal direct communication is communication performed without passing through any network node (for example, a base station) between two or more adjacent wireless terminals.
- the direct communication between terminals is sometimes called device-to-device (D2D) communication or peer-to-peer communication.
- D2D device-to-device
- ProSe direct communication is an example of direct communication between terminals, and is sometimes referred to as ProSe communication.
- the term “public land mobile communication network” used in this specification is a wide-area wireless infrastructure network, and means a multiple access mobile communication system.
- a multiple access mobile communication system shares wireless resources including at least one of time, frequency, and transmission power among multiple mobile terminals, so that multiple mobile terminals can perform wireless communication substantially simultaneously. It is possible to do.
- Typical multiple access methods are Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), or a combination thereof.
- the public land mobile communication network includes a radio access network and a core network.
- Public ground mobile communication networks include, for example, 3GPP Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), 3GPP Evolved Packet System (EPS), 3GPP2 CDMA2000 System, Global System Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)) / General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) System, WiMAX system, or mobile WiMAX system.
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- EPS Evolved Packet System
- GSM Global System Mobile Communications
- GPRS General Packet Radio Service
- WiMAX Wireless Fidelity
- EPS includes Long Term Evolution (LTE) system and LTE-Advanced system.
- Patent Document 1 shows an example in which an exchange determines whether to start direct communication between terminals.
- a transmitting-side wireless terminal performs call processing and transmits transmission information.
- the outgoing information includes an identifier (for example, a telephone number) of the receiving wireless terminal.
- the exchange receives the transmission information, and determines whether the wireless terminal on the transmission side and the reception side exist in the same or adjacent base station area (communication area).
- the exchange notifies the originating terminal that direct communication between terminals is possible when these two terminals are in the same or adjacent communication area, otherwise normal communication via the network is performed. Set between these two terminals. That is, in Patent Document 1, in determining whether to start direct communication between terminals, the position of the receiving wireless terminal (that is, in which communication area the terminal is located) is considered.
- a wireless network node receives internal resource status information (internal resource status) indicating the current internal resource status (internal resource status) of the wireless terminal from the wireless terminal, and the wireless terminal Describes that the internal resource state is taken into account when determining whether or not D2D communication (direct communication between terminals) can be performed.
- the internal resource state described in Patent Document 2 relates to, for example, hardware resources (hardware resources), software resources (software resources), and radio resources (radio resources).
- Specific examples of internal resource statuses related to hardware resources include maintaining or current resource usage of one or more of: transmit power, battery power, overall memory, overall processor, baseband memory,
- a specific example of the internal resource state regarding the software resource includes Operating System (OS) capabilities (the number of processes executed simultaneously and the number of files).
- Specific examples of internal resource states related to radio resources include radio channel, physical channel, time and frequency resource, time slot, and CDMA channelization codes. That is, in Patent Document 2, when the start of D2D communication (direct communication between terminals) is determined, the current internal resource state of the requesting (requested) wireless terminal and the requested (requested) wireless terminal is considered. Is done.
- Patent Documents 3 and 4 describe that a request for direct communication between terminals transmitted from a wireless terminal to a network includes Quality of Service (QoS) information.
- QoS information indicates QoS required for direct communication between terminals by a wireless terminal that has requested direct communication.
- JP 2005-33536 A US Patent Application Publication No. 2014/0256334 US Patent Application Publication No. 2013/0288668 International Publication No. 2013/162196
- Patent Document 2 describes that the current internal resource state of a wireless terminal is taken into account when determining the start of D2D communication (direct communication between terminals).
- the internal resource state is related to, for example, hardware resources (hardware resources), software resources (software resources), and radio resources (radio resources).
- Patent Documents 3 and 4 describe that a request for direct communication between terminals transmitted from a wireless terminal to a network includes Quality of Service (QoS) information.
- QoS Quality of Service
- Patent Documents 3 and 4 describe that a request for direct communication between terminals transmitted from a wireless terminal to a network includes Quality of Service (QoS) information.
- QoS Quality of Service
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not present a configuration and method for solving the problem.
- an object is to provide an apparatus, a method, and a program that contribute to securing in direct communication between terminals.
- the method performed by the control device includes: (a) sending a request for starting ProSe communication between the first and second wireless terminals without going through the public ground mobile communication network to the public ground mobile Receiving from a first wireless terminal via a communication network, and (b) receiving QoS requirements for the ProSe communication from the second wireless terminal.
- control device includes at least one processor.
- the at least one processor sends a request to start ProSe communication between the first and second wireless terminals without going through the public land mobile communication network to the first wireless terminal via the public land mobile communication network. And QoS requirements related to the ProSe communication are received from the second wireless terminal.
- a method performed by a wireless communication device includes: (a) receiving a first message from a controller via a public land mobile communication network; and (b) responding to the first message. And transmitting QoS requirements related to the ProSe communication to the control device.
- the first message is sent from the control device to a request for starting ProSe communication between the first wireless terminal and the wireless communication device without going through the public land mobile communication network. It is transmitted from the control device in response to reception from the wireless terminal.
- the wireless communication device includes at least one processor.
- the at least one processor receives a first message from a control device via a public land mobile communication network, and transmits a QoS requirement for the ProSe communication to the control device in response to the first message. It is configured.
- the first message is sent from the control device to a request for starting ProSe communication between the first wireless terminal and the wireless communication device without going through the public land mobile communication network. It is transmitted from the control device in response to reception from the wireless terminal.
- the program includes a group of instructions (software code) for causing the computer to perform the method according to the first aspect when read by the computer.
- the program includes a group of instructions (software code) for causing the computer to perform the method according to the third aspect described above when read by the computer.
- the above-described aspect provides an apparatus, a method, and a program that contribute to ensuring the QoS required for a direct communication between terminals requested by a requesting wireless terminal in the direct communication between terminals. Can provide.
- EPS Evolved Packet System
- 3GPP UMTS 3GPP2 CDMA2000 systems
- GSM / GPRS systems 3GPP2 CDMA2000 systems
- WiMAX systems WiMAX systems
- UE1 and UE2 show a configuration example of the PLMN 100 according to the present embodiment.
- Both UE1 and UE2 are ProSe-capable wireless terminals (ProSe-enabled UEs), and establish a ProSe communication path 103 between them and perform ProSe direct communication (ProSe communication, direct communication between terminals, D2D communication). It can.
- ProSe direct communication between UE1 and UE2 may be performed using the same wireless communication technology (E-UTRA technology) as when accessing the base station (eNodeB), or WLAN wireless technology (IEEE 802.11 radio). technology).
- the eNodeB 31 is an entity arranged in the radio access network (that is, E-UTRAN) 3, manages the cell 32, and communicates with UE1 and UE2 on a frequency licensed to E-UTRAN3 using E-UTRA technology. (101 and 102).
- the core network (ie, EPC) 4 includes a plurality of user plane entities (eg, Serving Gateway (S-GW) 41 and Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) in FIG. 2), and a plurality of control plane entities ( For example, it includes Mobility Management Entity (MME) 43 and Home Subscriber Server (HSS) 44) of FIG.
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- HSS Home Subscriber Server
- a plurality of user plane entities relay user data of UE 1 and UE 2 between E-UTRAN 3 and an external network (Packet Data Network (PDN)).
- the control plane entity performs various controls including mobility management, session management (bearer management), and charging management for UE1 and UE2.
- UE1 and UE2 attach to core network (ie, EPC) 4 via eNodeB31 and communicate with ProSe function function entity 9 (Packet Data Data Network (PDN)).
- EPC core network
- ProSe function function entity 9 Packet Data Data Network (PDN)
- PDN Packet Data Data Network
- the UE1 and UE2 may use, for example, the ProSe discovery service provided by the ProSe function entity 9, and send a message indicating that the ProSe discovery or ProSe direct communication is enabled in the UE1 and UE2 to the ProSe function function entity 9 or setting information related to ProSe discovery or ProSe direct communication in the cell 32 may be received from the ProSe function entity 9.
- the interface (PC3 reference point) between UE1 and UE2 and ProSe function depends on the user plane of E-UTRAN3 and EPC4, and ProSe control signal is transferred on the user plane.
- the ProSe function entity 9 is connected to the EPC 4 (that is, the P-GW 42) via the SGi reference point that is a reference point between the PDN gateway 22 (P-GW) 42 and the PDN. connect.
- UE1 and UE2 can perform ProSe direct communication within a UE group including a plurality of UEs. Although FIG.1 and FIG.2 has shown only two UE1 and UE2, UE1 and UE2 may perform ProSe direct communication within UE group containing three or more UE.
- the control device 5 may be disposed in a radio access network (for example, E-UTRAN 3), and is integrally disposed with a radio resource control entity (for example, a base station or a base station controller) in the radio access network. May be.
- the control device 5 may be arranged in the eNodeB 31.
- the control device 5 may be arranged in a radio network controller (RNC).
- the control device 5 may be disposed in a core network (for example, EPC 4) or may be disposed integrally with an existing core network entity (for example, MME 43 or HSS 44).
- the control device 5 may be disposed outside the E-UTRAN 3 and the EPC 4. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the control device 5 may be disposed integrally with the ProSe function entity 9.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example (300) of processing performed by the control device 5.
- the control device 5 receives a request for starting ProSe communication between UE1 (requesting UE) and UE2 (requested UE) from UE1 (requesting UE).
- the start request for ProSe communication transmitted by UE1 is a request for providing a data service with UE2, a call request with UE2, a setup request for ProSe discovery, a setup request for ProSe direct communication path, or a radio for ProSe direct communication path It may be a resource allocation request or a combination thereof.
- the control device 5 receives a QoS requirement related to the ProSe communication from UE2 (requested UE).
- the QoS requirement may be a QoS requirement that the UE 2 needs for the ProSe communication.
- the QoS requirement relates to, for example, at least one of transmission data amount, throughput, and transmission delay.
- the QoS requirements may be requested by a service or application that utilizes ProSe communications at UE2.
- the QoS requirement is installed in UE2, and may be requested by application software (program) that uses ProSe communication between UE1 and UE2.
- Application software that utilizes ProSe communication may be, for example, instant messaging (text chat), voice chat, video chat, and online games.
- the control device 5 may use the QoS requirement received from UE2 (requested UE) in block 302 to determine whether to set up the ProSe communication requested by UE1 (requesting UE).
- the setup of ProSe communication may be setup of ProSe discovery, setup of ProSe direct communication, allocation of radio resources for ProSe direct communication, support for establishing a ProSe communication path, or a combination thereof.
- the control device 5 when setting up ProSe communication, the control device 5 according to the present embodiment can consider the QoS requirements required by the service or application that uses ProSe communication in the requested UE (UE2). Therefore, the control apparatus 5 can contribute to ensuring QoS required for UE2 (requested UE) requested by ProSe communication from UE1 (requesting UE) in ProSe communication.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process (process 400) performed by UE2 (requested UE) according to the present embodiment.
- the UE 2 receives a QoS confirmation message from the control device 5.
- the QoS confirmation message is transmitted from the control device 5 in response to the control device 5 receiving a request to start ProSe communication between UE1 and UE2 from UE1 (requesting UE).
- UE2 transmits the QoS requirement regarding ProSe communication with UE1 (requesting UE) to the control apparatus 5 in response to the QoS confirmation message.
- control device 5 may transmit a QoS confirmation message to the UE 1 in response to receiving the ProSe start request from the UE 1 (requesting UE). Instead of this, the control device 5 may receive from the UE 2 QoS requirements that the UE 2 requests for ProSe communication periodically or aperiodically, independently of the ProSe start request.
- UE2 as requesting UE can inform the control device 5 of the QoS requirement. Therefore, UE2 can contribute to ensuring the QoS required by UE2 (requested UE) requested by ProSe communication from UE1 (requesting UE) in ProSe communication.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example (500) of processing performed by the control device 5.
- the control device 5 receives a request to start ProSe communication between UE 1 (requesting UE) and UE 2 (requested UE) from UE 1 (requesting UE).
- the control device 5 receives the QoS requirement regarding the ProSe communication from UE2 (requested UE).
- the control device 5 determines whether or not to set up ProSe communication between UE1UE2 in consideration of the QoS requirement received from UE2 (requested UE). In some implementations, the determination may be made by comparing the radio conditions between UE1 and UE2 estimated based on the location information of UE1 and UE2 and the QoS requirements received from UE2.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a specific example (processing 600) of the determination performed in block 503 of FIG.
- the control device 5 obtains location information of UE1 (requesting UE) and UE2 (requested UE).
- the control apparatus 5 may receive these position information from UE1 and UE2, and may receive from the node (for example, eNodeB31, MME43, or HSS44) in PLMN100.
- the location information of UE1 and UE2 may be location information obtained by a global positioning system (GPS) receiver located in each of UE1 and UE2.
- GPS global positioning system
- the location information of UE1 and UE2 may indicate a cell 32 in which each of UE1 and UE2 is located (or eNodeB 31 to which each of UE1 and UE2 is connected).
- the control device 5 estimates a radio condition between UE1 and UE2 based on the location information of UE1 and UE2.
- the radio conditions relate to at least one of propagation loss and propagation delay, for example.
- the control device 5 may use map data including information on the building and the terrain in order to accurately estimate the radio condition in consideration of the building and the terrain.
- the control device 5 determines whether or not to set up ProSe communication between UE1 and UE2 by comparing the estimated radio condition and the QoS requirement received from UE2 (requested UE). Specifically, the control apparatus 5 may determine to set up ProSe communication when the radio conditions are sufficient to satisfy the QoS requirements received from UE2 (requested UE).
- FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example (processing 700) of the setup process of ProSe communication according to the present embodiment.
- UE1 requesting UE
- request) of block 701 contains the identifier of UE2 (requested
- the data service request is an example of a message requesting the start of ProSe communication. As described above, the message requesting the start of ProSe communication may be another message (for example, a setup request for ProSe discovery or a setup request for a ProSe direct communication path).
- the control device 5 is arranged in the ProSe function entity 9.
- the control device 5 transmits a QoS inquiry message (QoS
- UE2 transmits the QoS requirement regarding ProSe communication to the control apparatus 5 in response to the QoS inquiry message.
- UE2 communicates with the quality of communication required by an application (eg, instant messaging, voice chat, video chat, or online game) that communicates with UE1 in the ProSe communication path 103 with UE1 (requesting UE). , Throughput and transmission delay) may be notified to the control device 5 as the QoS requirement.
- an application eg, instant messaging, voice chat, video chat, or online game
- the control device 5 determines whether or not to set up ProSe communication between UE1 and UE2 in consideration of the QoS requirements received from UE2 (requested UE). . If it is decided to set up the ProSe communication, the control device 5 starts a procedure to set up the ProSe communication (block 705).
- UE2 as requesting UE can inform the control device 5 of the QoS requirement, and the control device 5 sets up ProSe communication in consideration of the QoS requirement received from UE2 (requested UE). It can be determined whether or not.
- FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the control device 5.
- the control device 5 includes a network interface 51, a processor 52, and a memory 53.
- the network interface 51 is used to communicate with a network node (e.g., MME 43, ProSe function entity 9).
- the network interface 51 may include, for example, a network interface card (NIC) compliant with IEEE 802.3 series.
- NIC network interface card
- the memory 53 is composed of a combination of a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory.
- the volatile memory is, for example, Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM), or a combination thereof.
- the nonvolatile memory is, for example, a mask Read Only Memory (MROM), Programmable ROM (PROM), flash memory, hard disk drive, or a combination thereof.
- the memory 53 may include a storage arranged away from the processor 52. In this case, the processor 52 may access the memory 53 via the network interface 51 or an I / O interface not shown.
- the memory 53 is used to store a software module group including the ProSe module 54.
- the ProSe module 54 includes a group of instructions and data for executing the processing of the control device 5 related to the processing 300, 400, 500, 600, or 700 described in the above-described embodiment.
- the processor 52 reads the software module group including the ProSe module 54 from the memory 53 and executes the software module group, so that the processing of the control device 5 described in the above embodiment can be performed.
- FIG. 9 shows a configuration example of UE2 (receiving UE).
- UE1 may also have the same configuration as UE2.
- UE 2 includes a wireless transceiver 21, a processor 22, and a memory 23.
- the wireless transceiver 21 is used for communication (102 in FIGS. 1 and 2) with the E-UTRAN 3 (eNodeB 31), and is used for ProSe direct communication (103 in FIGS. 1 and 2).
- the wireless transceiver 21 may include a plurality of transceivers, for example, an E-UTRA (Long Term Evolution (LTE)) transceiver and a WLAN transceiver.
- E-UTRA Long Term Evolution
- the processor 22 reads out the software (computer program) from the memory 23 and executes it, thereby performing the processing of UE2 related to the processing 300, 400, 500, 600, or 700 described in the above-described embodiment.
- the processor 22 may be, for example, a microprocessor, MPU, or CPU.
- the processor 22 may include a plurality of processors.
- the memory 23 is configured by a combination of a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory.
- the volatile memory is, for example, SRAM or DRAM or a combination thereof.
- the non-volatile memory is, for example, an MROM, PROM, flash memory, hard disk drive, or a combination thereof.
- the memory 23 may include a storage disposed away from the processor 22. In this case, the processor 22 may access the memory 23 via an I / O interface (not shown).
- each of the processors included in the control device 5 and UE ⁇ b> 1 and UE ⁇ b> 2 is a group of instructions for causing a computer to execute the algorithm described with reference to the drawings.
- Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media (tangible storage medium).
- non-transitory computer-readable media are magnetic recording media (eg flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (eg magneto-optical discs), Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), CD-ROM R, CD-R / W, semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, Programmable ROM (PROM), Erasable PROM (EPROM), flash ROM, Random Access Memory (RAM)).
- the program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of temporary computer-readable media. Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves.
- the temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.
- control device 5 is arranged in the ProSe function entity 9 in the above-described embodiment.
- the control device 5 may be arranged in a node (for example, eNodeB 31, MME 43, or HSS 44) in the PLMN 100.
- a node for example, eNodeB 31, MME 43, or HSS 44
- EPS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- HRPD High Rate Packet Data
- GSM Global System Mobile for Communications
- GPRS radio service
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図1及び図2は、本実施形態に係るPLMN100の構成例を示している。UE1及びUE2は共にProSeが可能な無線端末(ProSe-enabled UE)であり、互いの間でProSe通信パス103を確立しProSeダイレクト通信(ProSe通信、端末間直接通信、D2D通信)を行うことができる。UE1とUE2の間のProSeダイレクト通信は、基地局(eNodeB)にアクセスする場合と同様の無線通信技術(E-UTRA technology)を用いて行われてもよいし、WLANの無線技術(IEEE 802.11 radio technology)を用いて行われてもよい。
本実施形態では、第1の実施形態で説明された、ProSe通信のセットアップ処理の具体例について説明する。本実施形態に係る公衆地上移動通信ネットワークの構成例は図1及び図2と同様である。
上述の複数の実施形態は、各々独立に実施されてもよいし、適宜組み合わせて実施されてもよい。
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- 制御装置によって行われる方法であって、
第1及び第2の無線端末の間で公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを経由せずに行われるProSe通信の開始要求を前記公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを介して第1の無線端末から受信すること、及び
前記ProSe通信に関するQoS要件を前記第2の無線端末から受信すること、
を備える方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記第2の無線端末において前記ProSe通信を利用するサービス又はアプリケーションによって要求される、
請求項1に記載の方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記第2の無線端末にインストールされ且つ前記ProSe通信を利用して通信を行うアプリケーション・ソフトウェアによって要求される、
請求項1又は2に記載の方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、送信データ量、スループット、及び伝送遅延のうち少なくとも1つに関する、
請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記ProSe通信をセットアップするか否かを前記制御装置において判定するために使用される、
請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記開始要求は、前記第2の無線端末の識別子を含み、
前記受信することは、前記開始要求に応答して、前記第2の無線端末に前記QoS要件の送信を求めることを備える、
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記QoS要件を考慮して前記ProSe通信をセットアップするか否かを判定することをさらに備える、
請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記判定することは、前記第1及び第2の無線端末の位置情報に基づいて推定された前記第1及び第2の無線端末の間の無線条件と前記QoS要件とを比較することを備える、
請求項7に記載の方法。 - 前記第1及び第2の無線端末の位置情報を取得し、前記無線条件を推定することをさらに備える、
請求項8に記載の方法。 - 前記推定することは、建築物及び地形を考慮するために地図データを使用することを備える、
請求項9に記載の方法。 - 前記無線条件は、伝搬損失および伝搬遅延のうち少なくとも1つに関する、
請求項8~10のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記開始要求は、データサービスの提供要求、通話要求、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ要求、ProSeダイレクト通信パスのセットアップ要求、およびProSeダイレクト通信パスのための無線リソースの割当要求、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項1~11のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記ProSe通信のセットアップは、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のための無線リソースの割り当て、及びProSe通信パス確立の支援、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項1~12のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 制御装置であって、
第1及び第2の無線端末の間で公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを経由せずに行われるProSe通信の開始要求を前記公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを介して第1の無線端末から受信し、前記ProSe通信に関するQoS要件を前記第2の無線端末から受信するよう構成された少なくとも1つのプロセッサを備える、
制御装置。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記第2の無線端末において前記ProSe通信を利用するサービス又はアプリケーションによって要求される、
請求項14に記載の制御装置。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記第2の無線端末にインストールされ且つ前記ProSe通信を利用して通信を行うアプリケーション・ソフトウェアによって要求される、
請求項14又は15に記載の制御装置。 - 前記QoS要件は、送信データ量、スループット、及び伝送遅延のうち少なくとも1つに関する、
請求項14~16のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記ProSe通信をセットアップするか否かを前記制御装置において判定するために使用される、
請求項14~17のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記開始要求は、前記第2の無線端末の識別子を含み、
前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサは、前記開始要求に応答して、前記第2の無線端末に前記QoS要件の送信を求める、
請求項14~18のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサは、さらに、前記QoS要件を考慮して前記ProSe通信をセットアップするか否かを判定するよう構成されている、
請求項14~19のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサは、前記ProSe通信をセットアップするか否かを判定するために、前記第1及び第2の無線端末の位置情報に基づいて推定された前記第1及び第2の無線端末の間の無線条件と前記QoS要件とを比較する、
請求項20に記載の制御装置。 - 前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサは、さらに、前記第1及び第2の無線端末の位置情報を取得し、前記無線条件を推定するよう構成されている、
請求項21に記載の制御装置。 - 前記少なくとも1つのプロセッサは、前記無線条件の推定において、建築物及び地形を考慮するために地図データを使用する、
請求項22に記載の制御装置。 - 前記無線条件は、伝搬損失および伝搬遅延のうち少なくとも1つに関する、
請求項21~23のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記開始要求は、データサービスの提供要求、通話要求、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ要求、ProSeダイレクト通信パスのセットアップ要求、およびProSeダイレクト通信パスのための無線リソースの割当要求、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項14~24のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記ProSe通信のセットアップは、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のための無線リソースの割り当て、及びProSe通信パス確立の支援のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項14~25のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記制御装置は、前記公衆地上移動通信ネットワーク内の基地局に配置される、
請求項14~26のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 前記公衆地上移動通信ネットワークは、無線アクセスネットワーク及びコアネットワークを含み、
前記制御装置は、前記無線アクセスネットワーク及び前記コアネットワークを介して前記第1及び第2の無線端末と通信する、
請求項14~26のいずれか1項に記載の制御装置。 - 無線通信デバイスによって行われる方法であって、
第1のメッセージを公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを介して制御装置から受信すること、ここで、前記第1のメッセージは、第1の無線端末と前記無線通信デバイスの間で前記公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを経由せずに行われるProSe通信の開始要求を前記制御装置が前記第1の無線端末から受信したことに応答して前記制御装置から送信される、及び
前記第1のメッセージに応答して、前記ProSe通信に関するQoS要件を前記制御装置に送信すること、
を備える方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記無線通信デバイスにおいて前記ProSe通信を利用するサービス又はアプリケーションによって要求される、
請求項29に記載の方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記無線通信デバイスにインストールされ且つ前記ProSe通信を利用して通信を行うアプリケーション・ソフトウェアによって要求される、
請求項29又は30に記載の方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、送信データ量、スループット、及び伝送遅延のうち少なくとも1つに関する、
請求項29~31のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記開始要求は、データサービスの提供要求、通話要求、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ要求、ProSeダイレクト通信パスのセットアップ要求、およびProSeダイレクト通信パスのための無線リソースの割当要求、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項29~32のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記ProSe通信のセットアップは、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のための無線リソースの割り当て、及びProSe通信パス確立の支援、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項29~33のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記ProSe通信をセットアップするか否かを前記制御装置において判定するために使用される、
請求項29~34のいずれか1項に記載の方法。 - 無線通信デバイスであって、
第1のメッセージを公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを介して制御装置から受信し、ここで、前記第1のメッセージは、第1の無線端末と前記無線通信デバイスの間で前記公衆地上移動通信ネットワークを経由せずに行われるProSe通信の開始要求を前記制御装置が前記第1の無線端末から受信したことに応答して前記制御装置から送信される、且つ
前記第1のメッセージに応答して、前記ProSe通信に必要とされるQoS要件を前記制御装置に送信する、
よう構成された少なくとも1つのプロセッサを備える、無線通信デバイス。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記無線通信デバイスにおいて前記ProSe通信を利用するサービス又はアプリケーションによって要求される、
請求項36に記載の無線通信デバイス。 - 前記QoS要件は、前記無線通信デバイスにインストールされ且つ前記ProSe通信を利用して通信を行うアプリケーション・ソフトウェアによって要求される、
請求項36又は37に記載の無線通信デバイス。 - 前記QoS要件は、送信データ量、スループット、及び伝送遅延のうち少なくとも1つに関する、
請求項36~38のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信デバイス。 - 前記開始要求は、データサービスの提供要求、通話要求、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ要求、ProSeダイレクト通信パスのセットアップ要求、およびProSeダイレクト通信パスのための無線リソースの割当要求、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項36~39のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信デバイス。 - 前記ProSe通信のセットアップは、ProSeディスカバリのセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のセットアップ、ProSeダイレクト通信のための無線リソースの割り当て、及びProSe通信パス確立の支援、のうち少なくとも1つを含む、
請求項36~40のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信デバイス。 - ここで、前記QoS要件は前記ProSe通信をセットアップするか否かを前記制御装置において判定するために使用される、
請求項36~41のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信デバイス。 - 請求項1~13のいずれか1項に記載の方法をコンピュータに行わせるためのプログラムを格納した非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体。
- 請求項29~35のいずれか1項に記載の方法をコンピュータに行わせるためのプログラムを格納した非一時的なコンピュータ可読媒体。
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