公开(公告)号：US10660018B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15221771

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor： Vinh Van Phan ,  Ling Yu ,  Kari V. Horneman ,  Ottmar Aumann

IPC: H04W48/10 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: There is provided an improved solution for performing beacon broadcasting in a device-to-device communication network. The solution comprises selecting, by a node capable of entering a device-to-device communication network, a channel for broadcasting wherein the selection is based on at least one of the following: the characteristics of the node and the state of the node; and causing a broadcast of information related to at least part of the properties of the node on the selected channel.