Ganesh M Sundaram

US Patent:

20130254277, Sep 26, 2013

Filed:

Mar 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/425957

Inventors:

Subramanian Vasudevan - Morristown NJ, US
Ioannis Broustis - Millburn NJ, US
Violeta Cakulev - Millburn NJ, US
Semyon Mizikovsky - Morganville NJ, US
Ganesh Sundaram - Hillsborough NJ, US

Assignee:

ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. - Murray Hill NJ

International Classification:

H04W 4/12
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

At least one example embodiment discloses a method of controlling communications between first and second user equipments (UEs) by a base station in a network. The method includes obtaining an indication, the indication indicating if the first and second UEs are within a communication range of each other and controlling a direct communication link between the first and second UEs if the first and second UEs are within a communication range of each other. The controlling includes allocating at least a first portion of an uplink channel of the network to the direct communication link.