CPC H04W 12/63 (2021.01) [H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
9. A user equipment (UE) within a wireless communication network, comprising:
a transceiver configured to communicate with a radio access network;
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the transceiver and the memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to:
transmit a message to the radio access network via the transceiver, the message comprising a registration request and a proximity service (ProSe) indication, wherein the ProSe indication indicates to the radio access network and a core network serving the radio access network that the user equipment is configured to support ProSe communication;
receive a registration accept message from the core network via the radio access network and the transceiver, wherein the registration accept message comprises a ProSe supported indication and ProSe policy information, the ProSe policy information comprising at least one of in-coverage ProSe policy information, out-of-coverage ProSe policy information, or partial coverage ProSe policy information; and
initiate a ProSe session between the user equipment and another user equipment based on the ProSe supported indication within the registration accept message.
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