Abstract: A method implemented in a communication device for controlling inter-link interference due to transmissions from the communication device on a radio link to which different types of resources are allocated. The method comprises separately limiting transmission powers on the different types of resources by operating separate interference control instances. At least two of the separate interference control instances are based on the same group of schemes but adopt different scheme-related control parameters for at least one of the schemes or are based on different groups of schemes. The method further comprises performing transmissions on the different types of resources according to the separately limited transmission powers. Also provided is a communication device for controlling inter-link interference.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides various aspects related to techniques for generating trigger frames, at an AP, that reduce the overhead associated with triggering an uplink transmission from the STA. In some examples, the STA may also calculate its transmit power by decoding a spatial reuse subfield of the trigger frame from the AP and identifying downlink pathloss measurements of the trigger frame. Accordingly, the STA may identify acceptable interference level of the AP and calculate a transmit power in order to minimize interference at the AP. In some aspects, the STA may transmit its uplink packets to a different AP on one or more punctured channels at the calculated transmit power of the STA.

Abstract: Communication network architectures, systems and methods for supporting a network of mobile nodes. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide communication network architectures, systems, and methods for supporting a dynamically configurable communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., the Internet of moving things). For example, a communication network implemented in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure may support transmission power adaptation in a network of moving things comprising various fixed nodes, mobile nodes, and/or a combination thereof, which are selectable to achieve any of a variety of system goals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a power level of a beacon signal including analyzing a beacon signal received from a beacon device, controlling a power level of a beacon signal transmitted to a beacon communication module of a user terminal through a user message generated by the user terminal, and providing service information based on information regarding a location where the user terminal is located in a shop and personal setting information of the user terminal. To this end, the user terminal may include a beacon signal analysis module configured to receive the beacon signal from at least one beacon device and analyze the received beacon signal, a beacon interoperating module configured to generate a user message on the basis of the analysis, and a transmission power control module configured to control transmission power according to a transmission power control message received from the management server.

Abstract: One disclosure of the present specification provides a method for receiving downlink data in a wireless communication system supporting 256 QAM. The method for receiving downlink data in a wireless communication system supporting 256 QAM comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information about power back-off; receiving downlink data transmitted on the basis of the configuration information about power back-off; and demodulating the received downlink data on the basis of the configuration information about power back-off, wherein the configuration information about power back-off may comprise information related to at least one of the following: whether to apply power back-off, the reduced amount of power of downlink data by power back-off, a frame index to which power back-off is applied, a subframe index and a resource to which power back-off is applied.

Abstract: A transmitting device includes a transmission power supply to output electric power, whose frequency matches a resonance frequency of each of the transmitting antennas, based on input power, plural switches respectively provided for the transmitting antennas, the switches being switchable to connect or disconnect supply lines for supplying the electric power outputted by the transmission power supply to the transmitting antennas, a parameter detector to detect parameters regarding the transmission power supply, the parameter being changed as a receiving antenna gets close to the transmitting antennas, by using a protective function of the transmission power supply, and a switch controller to estimate the position of the receiving antenna from the result of the detection, and to perform switching control on the switches in accordance with the position of the receiving antenna.

Abstract: A method and system for setting a power of a secondary device-to-device synchronization signal, SD2DSS, by a first wireless device to enable a second wireless device to synchronize timing of the second wireless device to a timing of the first wireless device are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes determining power of a first signal transmitted by the first wireless device, and setting the power of the SD2DSS based on the power of the first signal.

Abstract: An LAA-LTE wireless device obtains data to be transmitted in subframes over a shared spectrum. The wireless device transmits a reservation message over the shared spectrum. The reservation message indicates that an initial synchronization message will be retransmitted a specified number of times at specified intervals, such as with a predetermined number of subframes between each retransmitted synchronization message. The wireless device transmits the initial synchronization message over the shared spectrum.

Abstract: Synchronization of plural outputs of data transported by a wireless network is facilitated by bandlimiting a sample clock signal controlling a rate at which data is processed by the network's devices and/or bandlimiting wall time data controlling the real time for presenting a datum.

Abstract: A communication device includes: a computing circuit, performing a Jth power operation according to a first plurality of time-domain signals to generate a first plurality of computed signals; a transforming circuit, coupled to the computing circuit, transforming the first plurality of computed signals to a first plurality of frequency-domain signals according to a time-frequency transformation; a control circuit, coupled to the converting circuit, performing an absolute value operation on the first plurality of frequency-domain signals to generate a first plurality of output signals; a selecting circuit, coupled to the control circuit, selecting a maximum output signal satisfying a check condition from the first plurality of output signals; and a frequency estimating circuit, coupled to the selecting circuit, estimating a carrier frequency offset according to the maximum output signal.

Abstract: Apparatus and method are provided to configure two-tier identifiers for serving cells of a UE configured with inter-eNB carrier aggregation (CA). In one novel aspect, cell group identifiers are configured. The cell group identifier is a super set of one or more uplink group identifiers that are associated with serving cells served by the same base station. In one embodiment, different MAC entities are associated with different cell group identifiers. The UE performs uplink alignment, monitoring and management procedures linking to the cell group identifier. In another novel aspect, a group TAG, which is a super set identifier of one or more cell TAGs associated with serving cells served by the same base station, is configured. In one embodiment, the UE performs uplink alignment procedure based on the status of the group TAG, which is determined based on the status of the cell TAGs associated with the group TAG.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A base station may transmit a first message to a wireless device via a primary cell group. The first message may indicate information associated with content stored at one or more servers. The base station may also transmit the content to the wireless device via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a cell configuration method, a method for implementing synchronization between a user equipment and a base station, a user equipment, and a base station. The cell configuration method includes: determining, by a first base station corresponding to a first cell, system information of a second cell; and notifying, by the first base station, a second base station corresponding to the second cell of the system information, so that the second base station sends and receives signals according to the system information. According to the solutions provided in the embodiments of the present invention, system information of a cell may be dynamically or semi-statically adjusted according to user equipment distribution and service distribution, so that network resources can be better provided for a user equipment that needs them, a capability of serving the user equipment is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for transmitting a synchronization signal. The method for transmitting a synchronization signal according to the present application may comprise the step of transmitting a synchronization signal according to a first action or a second action previously configured on the basis of a command from a base station.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and communication system for registering address information of a network anchor point to a network server are disclosed. A network apparatus, such as a mobility management entity, determines whether to register address information of a network anchor point to a network server, and registers the address information of the network anchor point to the network server when determining to do so.

Abstract: A system and method determines a geographic position of a mobile device in communication with an IP-based wireless telecommunications network. A wireless connection between the mobile device and the IP-based wireless telecommunications network is established when the mobile device registers with a network controller (NC) through an access point (AP). When a geographical position is needed for the mobile device (e.g., a 911 call), messages are exchanged between the NC and the SMLC where the SMLC retrieves information from a database that is used to identify the geographic position of the mobile device. The database can store a variety of information related to mobile devices such as: last known position, IP address, MAC address, device or subscriber identifier, last CGI, etc. The geographical position is communicated back to the NC, which can then forward the position information to a switch for processing such as for 911 calls.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a paging method, a device, and a paging system, and relates to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method provided in the present invention includes: receiving, by a base station, a paging message of machine-to-machine user equipment; calculating a paging location of the user equipment; determining a coverage level of the user equipment; and sending an air interface paging message to the user equipment according to the coverage level of the user equipment, and sending, in the paging location, paging scheduling information, where the paging scheduling information is used to indicate a location in which the air interface paging message is sent, and the air interface paging message includes the paging message of the user equipment.

Abstract: A radio network node receives a page request from a core network node. The page request indicates to page a wireless communication device. The radio network node determines a next occurrence of a monitoring window during which the wireless communication device will monitor a paging channel associated with the radio network node. If the amount of time until the next occurrence of the monitoring window exceeds an amount of time that the radio network node can store the page request, the radio network node discards the page request and sends a response to the core network node indicating that the page request was discarded; the response includes a paging timer value that indicates when the core network node should repeat the page request.

Abstract: A wireless communications system includes a first wireless apparatus and a second wireless apparatus. The first wireless apparatus transmits a paging message that includes information indicating a plurality of cells. The paging message causes the second wireless apparatus to transition from an idle state to a connected state. The second wireless apparatus perform processing of connecting to a cell selected based on the information included in the paging message transmitted from the first wireless apparatus.

Abstract: A method and electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a display and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to implement the method, including receiving a first notification for a first application, generating, by at least one processor, a first notification page including at least a part of the first notification, generating an abstract page including a first object related to the first notification and displaying the abstract page on a display, and switching from displaying the abstract page to displaying the first notification page in response to detecting an input signal selecting the first object, wherein the abstract page and the first notification page are generated and displayed based on a same application or home application.

Abstract: A digital broadcasting system and a data processing method are disclosed. A receiver receives a broadcast signal including mobile service data and main service data. A known data detector detects known data from the broadcast signal. An equalizer performs channel equalization on the mobile service data received by means of the detected known data. An RS frame decoder acquires an RS frame from the channel-equalized mobile service data. A management processor extracts a Generic Stream Encapsulation (GSE) packet from a GSE Base Band (BB) constructing one row of the RS frame, and calculates an IP datagram from the extracted GSE packet. A presentation processor displays broadcast data using data contained in the calculated IP datagram.

Abstract: A base station includes a controller configured to perform a process of transmitting configuration information for a user terminal having a group communication function specified in 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The configuration information includes specific subframe information indicating a specific subframe capable of constituting a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for multicast.

Abstract: A coexistence interface for arbitrating wireless communications among a plurality of wireless radios of a wireless device. The coexistence interface includes a first set of inputs to receive first signals indicating transmit or receive activity of a first wireless radio of the wireless device. The coexistence interface includes a second set of inputs to receive second signals indicating transmit or receive activity of a second wireless radio of the wireless device. The coexistence interface further includes arbitration logic to prioritize transmit or receive activity of a third wireless radio of the wireless device based at least in part on the first and second signals.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe using a dual assess point (AP) to establish two access points that both are established by two individual radios (e.g., two 5 GHz radios). Generally, APs experience highly degraded performance when two co-located radios operate within the same band. In one embodiment, AP devices can deploy same band radios using a macro-micro cell approach. Thus, the AP may intelligently hand off client devices between the micro and macro cell in a way that optimizes the system for overall throughput and low packet latency while creating minimal oscillation of clients between cells. The embodiments in this disclosure disclose techniques that direct clients in a manner that optimizes these factors.

Abstract: Long term evolution (LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) deployments with unlicensed spectrum leverage more efficient LTE communication aspects over unlicensed spectrum, such as over WIFI radio access technology. In order to accommodate such communications, various uplink procedures may be modified in order to handle communications between licensed and unlicensed spectrum with LTE/LTE-A deployments with unlicensed spectrum.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides various aspects related to techniques for generating trigger frames, at an access point (AP), that reduce the overhead associated with triggering an uplink transmission from the wireless station (STA). Features of the present disclosure achieve this by, for example, utilizing a single per-user information field of the trigger to signal a plurality of random access resource units that may be allocated to the one or more STAs in the network. Such a technique is an improvement over the conventional system that require each random access resource unit to be signaled separately in a separate per-user information field (thus increasing the overhead). Additionally, aspects of the present disclosure allow the AP to effectively signal to the STA whether the one or more resources allocated to the at least one STA are a single user resource unit allocation or a multi-user resource unit allocation.

Abstract: A method is provided for receiving a downlink signal at a downlink reception entity in a wireless communication system. Downlink control information is received by demodulating a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in a first resource block (RB) pair within an RB bundle by using a first Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS). Downlink data is received by demodulating a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) in one or more second RB pairs scheduled by the downlink control information within the RB bundle by using a second DMRS based on an assumption that a same precoder is applied to the scheduled one or more second RB pairs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for selecting a control channel, and are applied to a communication system, to enable UE to select a control channel suitable for itself in a multi-control channel communications system. The method includes: listening, by UE, to a first control channel, and measuring a value of a performance parameter of a signal received by using the first control channel, and the first control channel is one of the at least two control channels; and when determining, according to the value of the performance parameter, that the first control channel meets a residence condition, determining the first control channel as a target control channel, where the target control channel is used to receive downlink control information sent by a base station.

Abstract: An uplink information sending method and apparatus is provided. The method includes obtaining, by user equipment, downlink control information DCI and downlink data, the DCI carries a portion of uplink scheduling information of the user equipment, the uplink information is used to indicate whether the user equipment receives the downlink data correctly, the portion of the uplink scheduling information is specifically indication information excluding a specific parameter of the user equipment, and the specific parameter includes at least one of an uplink modulation and coding scheme MCS or information used to indicate duration for sending the uplink information. The method also includes sending, by the user equipment, the uplink information according to the portion of the uplink scheduling information and the specific parameter, where the specific parameter is a parameter preset in the user equipment or a parameter received by the user equipment from a system message.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for assigning the number of control channel candidates and the number of blind detection times, a base station, and a user equipment. The method includes determining a first aggregation level set {L1i} and determining the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to each aggregation level in the {L1i}. {L1i} is formed by N aggregation levels supported by an EPDCCH. A second aggregation level set {L2j} is determined along with the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to each aggregation level in the {L2j}. {L2j} is formed by M aggregation levels supported by an EPDCCH to be detected, {L2j} is a subset of {L1i}, and the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to L2j in {L2j} is greater than or equal to the number of EPDCCH candidates corresponding to L2j in {L1i}.

Abstract: Interference coordination using over the air data is enabled. A UE receives downlink control information including uplink resource allocation. The UE determines whether it is near a cell edge of its serving cell. If so, the UE echoes at least a subset of the allocation information over the air to one or more neighboring base stations. The echo may use a multi-cluster PUSCH approach or a combined PUSCH, PUCCH approach. One or more neighboring base stations receive the echoed allocation data. With the echoed data, the neighboring base stations engage in interference coordination, thereby avoiding delays inherent in non-idea backhaul connections. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A method for transmitting control information, a channel or signal, and a corresponding sending end are provided. The method includes: after performing low bit rate coding and/or low order modulation on data containing the control information, carrying the data on partial physical resources of a reference signal for transmission, herein the coding rate is lower than the highest coding rate set by the system and the modulation order is lower than the highest modulation order set by the system. The method further includes: selecting one transmission mode from multiple transmission modes configured for the channel or signal; transmitting known data; transmitting non-known data and being subject to a coding limitation and/or modulation limitation; and transmitting the non-known data and not being subject to the modulation limitation and the coding limitation; and sending transmission mode configuration information to a receiving end to indicate the selected transmission mode.

Abstract: A system and method for transmitting high speed data on fixed rate and for variable rate channels. The system and method provides the flexibility of adjusting the data rate, the coding rate, and the nature of individual retransmissions. Further, the system and method supports partial soft combining of retransmitted data with previously transmitted data, supports parity bit selection for successive retransmissions, and supports various combinations of data rate variations, coding rate variations, and partial data transmissions.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for wireless communication are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus is configured to determine device information associated with the apparatus. The device information identifies at least one channel on which the apparatus is communicating. The at least one channel is a WLAN channel and/or a DSRC channel. The apparatus is configured to transmit a feedback report that includes the device information over a WAN connection.

Abstract: A TM9-based carrier aggregation (CA) method and device, wherein the method includes: a network side device determining a component carrier (CC) currently activated in a CA system; if a CC configured with TM9 exists in the currently activated CCs, the network side device determining a CC transmission mode (TM) for the CC configured with TM9; the network side device transmitting data to a UE according to the TM. An embodiment enables a CA cell to support CA of 8 downlink (DL) ports for TD-LTE-A cell using TM9, thus increasing user rate and improving user experience. The method increases checkpoints such as maximum supporting data streams and UE capability, thus increasing user throughput.

Abstract: A method and a radio network node (110) for managing precoder reports from a set of user equipments (120) are disclosed. Each of the precoder reports indicates a precoder selected, by a respective user equipment (121, 122, 123) of the set of user equipments (120), to be used by the radio network node (110) for transmission to the respective user equipment (121, 122, 123). The radio network node (110) receives (202), in a first time interval, a first set of precoder reports from the set of user equipments (120). The radio network node (110) receives (204), in a second time interval, a second set of precoder reports from the set of user equipments (120).

Abstract: A resource allocation method to resolve a problem that a transport block of a typical enhanced voice service (EVS) scenario in an air interface is much smaller than a transport block of a conventional adaptive multi rate (AMR), and use of a resource allocation method in the existing long term evolution (LTE) causes a waste of user spectrum resources such that spectrum utilization in an EVS scenario can be improved. The method includes determining resource allocation information and resource allocation block indication information, where the resource allocation information includes information indicating at least one fractional resource block (FRB) allocated to user equipment, and the resource allocation block indication information indicates that a resource allocation block is the FRB, where a resource occupied by the FRB is less than one RB, and notifying the user equipment of the resource allocation information and the resource allocation block indication information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a V2V-based resource allocation method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving a resource request message sent by first user equipment; identifying, according to the resource request message, a level type corresponding to the first user equipment; if the level type is a high priority type, and a quantity of blocks of idle V2V resources in a first resource pool is less than a first preset threshold, or a quantity of required resource blocks that is calculated and a modulation and coding scheme is greater than a quantity of blocks of idle V2V resources in a first resource pool, allocating a V2V resource to the first user equipment. By means of the V2V-based resource allocation method and apparatus, quality of service of user equipment of a high priority type can be ensured.

Abstract: The present invention is designed so as to carry out the listening operation that accompanies UL transmission and/or UL transmission adequately when UL transmission is controlled based on the result of listening. The present invention provides a transmission section that transmits an uplink shared channel, an uplink control channel and an uplink reference signal, and a control section that controls the transmission of the uplink shared channel, the uplink control channel and/or the uplink reference signal based on the result of listening in the uplink, and, when the uplink reference signal is configured to be transmitted in a subframe in which the uplink shared channel and/or the uplink control channel are transmitted, the control section controls the transmission of the uplink reference signal based on the result of listening that is executed before the uplink shared channel and/or the uplink control channel are transmitted.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher-layer processor configured to configure one or more License Assisted Access (LAA) serving cells and one or more non-LAA serving cells. The UE also includes a PDSCH receiver configured to receive one or more PDSCHs. The UE further includes a PUCCH transmitter configured to transmit a PUCCH on a pre-determined one of the non-LAA serving cells. The UE additionally includes a PUSCH transmitter configured to transmit one or more PUSCHs. Uplink control information (UCI) of the PDSCH on any of the non-LAA serving cells is carried by either of the PUCCH and the PUSCH on one of the non-LAA serving cells. UCI of the PDSCH on any of the LAA serving cells is carried by either of the PUCCH, the PUSCH on one of the non-LAA serving cells, or the PUSCH on one of the LAA serving cells.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, a device and a system for transmitting control information, which relate to the field of communication technologies. In order to feed back response information in an application scenario of dynamic TDD subframe, the present invention provides the following technical solution: determining a subframe set corresponding to uplink subframe n, the subframe set comprising dynamic subframes; determining feedback response information according to the subframe set; and sending, in uplink subframe n, the feedback response information to a base station through a physical uplink channel, wherein n is a subframe serial number of the uplink subframe.

Abstract: A method for transmitting an acknowledgement signal by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting a first acknowledgement signal corresponding to a first data packet in first transmission time intervals (TTIs), wherein transmission of another signal excluding the first acknowledgement signal in the first TTIs is prohibited.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an enhanced CA PUCCH method and device. In a first step, a UE receives a first high layer signaling, wherein the first high layer signaling indicates a reserved SR resource on a first serving cell. In a second step, the UE receives determines a target serving cell for transmitting SR indication information on a first sub frame, wherein the target serving cell is one of K candidate serving cells. In a third step, the UE transmits the SR indication information on the first sub frame of the target serving cell. Wherein the first serving cell is one of K candidate serving cells, the reserved SR resource is PUCCH resource, K is a positive integer, and the SR indication information indicates a positive SR or a negative SR.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) configuration method and apparatus. A user equipment (UE) receives correspondence indication information sent by a base station. Additionally, the UE determines, according to a currently-used correspondence, a PUCCH used to send uplink feedback information of a second cell.

Abstract: Systems and methods configured to form and manage different types of beams toward target ground terminals to “optimally” communicate with the terminals. In one set of embodiments, the UAV generates a set of beams to cover cells on the ground, the beams are divided into groups, and the UAV communications system deterministically and sequentially turns a subset of the beams on/off to reduce cross-beam interference and increase system throughput. In another embodiment, in order to increase throughput, the UAV communications system determines the highest data rate on the downlink and uplink that are decodable at the receiver given the received signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) while maintaining a low packet error rate. Systems and methods are described to determine the UAV antenna pattern toward different terminals needed for SINR calculation and data rate determination.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, apparatus, and systems related to network allocation vectors. A device is disclosed that may determine a first length of time corresponding to a first spatial reuse transmit opportunity (SR-TxOP) time period. The device may determine a second length of time corresponding to a transmit opportunity (TxOP) time period that starts when a request to send (RTS) frame is transmitted and ends after the first length of time ends. The device may cause to transmit the RTS frame, over the channel, to a first device. The device may determine that a clear to send (CTS) frame is received from the first device, the CTS frame comprising a first duration field equal to having a third length of time corresponding to a second transmission opportunity (SR-TxOP). The device may determine that the third length of time corresponds to a length of time between when the CTS frame was transmitted and when the first length of time ends.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal including a transceiver for transmitting/receiving a wireless signal and a processor for controlling an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The transceiver receives a first frame indicating information on a resource that a base wireless communication terminal allocates to a plurality of wireless communication terminals from the base wireless communication terminal, and transmits data to the base wireless communication terminal based on the first frame. The plurality of wireless communication terminals include the wireless communication terminal.

Abstract: A network coordinator in a time-slotted channel hopping (“TSCH”) network can include a processing device and a memory on which instructions are stored for causing the processing device to (i) determine a first guaranteed time slot in a first occurrence of a hopping pattern is unassigned to any TSCH node of a plurality of TSCH nodes in the TSCH network; (ii) transmit a beacon during the first guaranteed time slot in the first occurrence of the hopping pattern; (iii) receive a signal from a TSCH node outside the TSCH network requesting joinder to the TSCH network; (iv) join the TSCH as a joined TSCH node; (v) assign a second guaranteed time slot to the joined TSCH node; (vi) determine the second guaranteed time slot in a second occurrence of the hopping pattern is assigned; and (vii) listen for communication from the joined TSCH node during the second guaranteed time slot.

Abstract: A wireless device receives one or more messages comprising configuration parameters of a licensed assisted access (LAA) cell. The wireless device receives a downlink control information (DCI) for the LAA cell. The DCI may comprise a first field and a second field. The first field indicates uplink resources for an uplink subframe of the LAA cell. The second field indicates a first starting position in a plurality of starting positions in the uplink subframe. The first starting position in the uplink subframe is determined, at least, based on a sum of twenty-five micro-seconds plus a timing advance value. The wireless device constructs one or more transport blocks employing the DCI. The wireless device transmits the one or more transport blocks in the uplink resources starting from the first starting position of the uplink subframe.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for supporting a device-to-device (D2D) communication between user equipments (UEs) are provided. The method includes: receiving, at a UE, configuration information associated with a D2D data transmission resource, the configuration information including information of a D2D data allocation period and being transmitted from an evolved NodeB (eNB); determining, at the UE, a D2D data transmission resource offset and a period associated with a D2D data transmission resource bitmap in each D2D data allocation period, the D2D data transmission resource bitmap including at least one bit corresponding to bit value “1”; and determining a pool of subframes corresponding to the bit value “1” of the D2D data transmission resource bitmap, the period associated with the D2D data transmission resource bitmap including the pool of subframes, the pool of subframes corresponding to D2D data transmission resources through which a D2D data transmission is capable.