Method and apparatus for transmitting indication for device-to-device operation in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting an indication for a device-to-device (D2D) operation in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) transmits an indication which indicates that a radio resource connection (RRC) connection is established for a D2D relaying, and upon establishing the RRC connection, transmitting information related to the D2D relaying.
1. A method for transmitting, by a first user equipment (UE), an indication for a device-to-device (D2D) operation in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
performing, by the first UE, a D2D communication with a second UE without a radio resource control (RRC) connection with an eNodeB (eNB),
wherein the first UE is in a coverage of the eNB and the second UE is out of the coverage of the eNB;
initiating, by the first UE, establishment of the RRC connection with the eNB; and
during the establishment of the RRC connection, via an RRC connection setup complete message:
transmitting, by the first UE, an indication which indicates that the RRC connection is established for a D2D relaying between the second UE and the eNB;
transmitting, by the first UE, information related to the D2D relaying, the information related to the D2D relaying including:
information on a group to which the second UE belongs, and
information on radio resources which the group is allowed to use for the D2D communication within the group;
receiving, by the first UE, radio resources for the D2D relaying, the radio resources for the D2D relaying being determined based on the indication and the information related to the D2D relaying from the eNB; and
performing, by the first UE, the D2D relaying based on the radio resources for the D2D relaying.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication is transmitted upon a request by an upper layer.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information on the group includes a group identifier (ID).
4. A first user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) unit for transmitting or receiving a radio signal; and
a processor coupled to the RF unit, and configured to:
perform a D2D communication with a second UE without a radio resource control (RRC) connection with an eNodeB (eNB),
wherein the first UE is in a coverage of the eNB and the second UE is out of the coverage of the eNB;
initiate establishment of the RRC connection with the eNB; and
during the establishment of the RRC connection, via an RRC connection setup complete message:
transmit an indication which indicates that the RRC connection is established for a device-to-device (D2D) relaying between the second UE and the eNB,
transmit information related to the D2D relaying, the information related to the D2D relaying including:
information on a group to which the second UE belongs, and
information on radio resources which the group is allowed to use for the D2D communication within the group;
receive radio resources for the D2D relaying, the radio resources for the D2D relaying being determined based on the indication and the information related to the D2D relaying from the eNB; and
perform the D2D relaying based on the radio resources for the D2D relaying.
5. The UE of claim 4 , wherein the D2D relaying includes a UE-network D2D relaying.
6. The UE of claim 5 , wherein the UE-network D2D relaying includes an operation which transmits a data, received from the network, to other UE, or an operation which transmits a data, received from other UE by D2D communication, to the network.