BlackBerry Limited
Proximity signaling and procedure for LTE

Abstract:

A method for communication in a wireless telecommunications system is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a first User Equipment (UE), a reference signal transmitted by a second UE and transmitting, by the first UE to a network node, a report indicating that the reference signal was received. The reference signal is received in a detection opportunity that occurs as one of a single detection opportunity or a portion of a pattern of detection opportunities.