Communication method and apparatus for device-to-device (D2D)

1. A communication method of master base station for device-to-device (D2D) in a multi-hop network including multiple heterogeneous cells, comprising:

configuring a network topology using at least one cooperating base station to communicate between devices included in the multiple heterogeneous cells;

selecting multiple device pairs, each including a transmission device and a reception device, to communicate with one another from among the devices included in the multiple heterogeneous cells; and

selecting at least one cooperating base station to communicate between the multiple device pairs;

collecting information including at least one of a change of service quality required by the transmission device and the reception device, a change of service quality provided by at least one cooperating base station, and a change of a channel state in the network;

switching the network topology based on the collected information;

changing the at least one cooperating base station to include another base station based on the collected information;

creating an association between multiple device pairs and at least one cooperating base station based on configuring the network topology; and

determining a cooperation context for communication between the multiple device pairs,

wherein the master base station dynamically coordinates a configuration of the cooperating base station to provide for their cooperation to aid in communication among the devices.

2. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the creating of the association comprises:

transmitting, to the multiple device pairs, information on the at least one cooperating base station; and

transmitting information on the multiple device pairs to the at least one cooperating base station.

3. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the cooperation context comprises:

collecting channel information from the multiple device pairs;

determining a coefficient for controlling interference in communication between the multiple device pairs using the channel information ; and

determining a cooperation context including at least one of allocation information and scheduling information of wireless resources based on the coefficient for controlling the interference.

4. The communication method of claim 3 , further comprising:

transmitting the cooperation context to the multiple device pairs and the at least one cooperating base station.

5. The communication method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving data for the reception device from the transmission device;

processing the received data using the coefficient for controlling the interference; and

transmitting the processed data to the reception device.

6. The communication method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a cooperation context for the switched network topology.

7. The communication method of claim 1 , wherein the multiple heterogeneous cells comprise at least one of a macro-cell, a micro-cell, a distributed antenna system (DAS), a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access zone, and a cloud-cell.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for device-to-device (D2D) in a multi-hop network including multiple heterogeneous cells, the program comprising instructions for causing a computer to carry out the method of claim 1 .

9. The communication apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to select multiple device pairs, each including a transmission device and a reception device, to communicate with one another from among the devices included in the multiple heterogeneous cells, and select at least one cooperating base station to communicate between the multiple device pairs.

10. The communication apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:

collect channel information from the multiple device pairs;

determine a coefficient for controlling interference in communication between the multiple device pairs using the channel information; and

determine a cooperation context including at least one of allocation information and scheduling information of wireless resources based on the coefficient for controlling the interference.

11. The communication apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising:

a receiver configured to receive data for the reception device from the transmission device;

and

a transmitter configured to transmit the processed data to the reception device;

wherein the one or more processor are further configured to process the data using the coefficient for controlling the interference.

12. The communication apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the one or more processor are configured to:

collect information including at least one of a change of a service quality required by the transmission device and the reception device, a change of a service quality provided by the at least one cooperating base station, and a change of a channel state of the network; and

switch the network topology based on the collected information,

determine a cooperation context for the switched network topology.

13. A communication method of device for device-to-device (D2D) in a multi-hop network including multiple heterogeneous cells, comprising:

selecting multiple device pairs, each including a transmission device and a reception device, to communicate with one another from among devices included in the multiple heterogeneous cells; and

selecting at least one cooperating base station to communicate between the multiple device pairs

collecting information including at least one of a change of service quality required by the transmission device and the reception device, a change of service quality provided by at least one cooperating base station, and a change of a channel state in the network;

switching a network topology based on the collected information;

changing the at least one cooperating base station to include another base station based on the collected information;

receiving, by the reception device included in the multiple heterogeneous cells, data transmitted from the transmission device included in the multiple heterogeneous cells, wherein the data transmitted from the transmission device corresponds to data processed in a master base station for communication between the transmission device and the reception device through the multi-hop network including multiple heterogeneous cells,

wherein the master base station dynamically coordinates a configuration of the cooperating base station to provide for their cooperation to aid in communication among the devices.

14. The communication method of claim 13 , wherein the multiple heterogeneous cells comprise at least one of a macro-cell, a micro-cell, a distributed antenna system (DAS), a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access zone, and a cloud-cell.

15. The communication method of claim 13 , wherein the master base station is configured to configure a network topology using at least one cooperating base station for communication between the transmission device and the reception device.

16. The communication method of claim 15 , wherein the master base station is configured to create an association between the transmission device and the reception device, and the at least one cooperating base station based on configuring the network topology.

17. The communication method of claim 13 , wherein the master base station is configured to create a cooperation context for communication between the transmission device and the reception device.

18. The communication method of claim 13 , wherein the master base station is configured to collect information including at least one of a change of a service quality required by the transmission device and the reception device, a change of a service quality provided by the at least one cooperating base station, and a change of a channel state in the network, and switch the network topology based on the collected information.

19. A communication apparatus for device-to-device (D2D) in a multi-hop network including multiple heterogeneous cells, comprising memory having stored thereon computer instructions executable by one or more processors configured to:

configure a network topology using at least one cooperating base station to communicate between devices included in the multiple heterogeneous cells;

select multiple device pairs, each including a transmission device and a reception device, to communicate with one another from among the devices included in the multiple heterogeneous cells;

select the at least one cooperating base station to communicate between the multiple device pairs;

collect information including at least one of a change of service quality required by the transmission device and the reception device, a change of service quality provided by at least one cooperating base station, and a change of a channel state in the network;

switch the network topology based on the collected information;

change the at least one cooperating base station to include another base station based on the collected information;

create an association between multiple device pairs and at least one base station based on configuring the network topology;

determine a cooperation context for communication between the multiple device pairs, and

dynamically coordinate a configuration of the cooperating base station to provide for their cooperation to aid in communication among the devices.

20. A communication apparatus for device-to-device (D2D) in a multi-hop network including multiple heterogeneous cells, comprising memory having stored thereon computer instructions executable by one or more processors configured to:

select multiple device pairs, each including a transmission device and a reception device, to communicate with one another from among the devices included in the multiple heterogeneous cells; and

select at least one cooperating base station to communicate between the multiple device pairs,

collect information including at least one of a change of service quality required by a transmission device and a reception device, a change of service quality provided by at least one cooperating base station, and a change of a channel state in the network;

switch a network topology based on the collected information;

changing the at least one cooperating base station to include another base station based on the collected information;

the reception device included in the multiple heterogeneous cells configured to receive data transmitted from the transmission device included in the multiple heterogeneous cells, wherein the data transmitted from the transmission device corresponds to data processed in a master base station for communication between the transmission device and the reception device through the multi-hop network including multiple heterogeneous cells,

wherein the master base station dynamically coordinates a configuration of the cooperating master base station to provide for their cooperation to aid in communication among the devices.

21. The communication apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the multiple heterogeneous cells comprise at least one of a macro-cell, a micro-cell, a distributed antenna system (DAS), a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) access zone, and a cloud-cell.

22. The communication apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the master base station is configured to configure a network topology using at least one cooperating base station for communication between the transmission device and the reception device.

23. The communication apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the master base station is configured to create an association between the transmission device and the reception device, and the at least one cooperating base station based on configuring the network topology.

24. The communication apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the master base station is configured to create a cooperation context for communication between the transmission device and the reception device.

25. The communication apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the master base station is configured to collect information including at least one of a change of a service quality required by the transmission device and the reception device, a change of a service quality provided by the at least one cooperating base station, and a change of a channel state in the network, and switch the network topology based on the collected information.