Device-to-device communication method and apparatus for use in wireless communication system

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PATENT NO 9998940
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14249026

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Methods and apparatuses are provided for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in a wireless communication system. A terminal receives a D2D communication initiation message from a base station. The terminal measures strength of a received signal on a radio resource predetermined for use in the D2D communication. The terminal transmits a measurement report of the strength of the received signal to the base station. The terminal receives allocation of a resource in the radio resource for transmitting a discovery signal to another terminal for the D2D communication from the base station.

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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTDGYEONGGI DO SOUTH KOREA GYEONGGI-DO

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Ji, Hyoungju Seoul, KR 349 2989
Kim, Youngbum Seoul, KR 408 3966
Kwak, Yongjun Gyeonggi-do, KR 314 3241
Ro, Sangmin Seoul, KR 40 590

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