This use case describes the scenario where a given UE discovers one or more other UEs while out of E-UTRAN coverage, with ProSe Discovery always enabled.
An operator offers a service, which makes use of the ProSe feature.
Officer A, Officer B, and Officer C use ProSe-enabled public safety UEs, and Officer A is in E-UTRAN coverage while Officers B and C are out of E-UTRAN coverage.
Officer A, Officer B, and Officer C have activated ProSe Discovery on their UEs such that they can discover other UEs and be discovered by other UEs.
Officer A is not in proximity to Officers B and C, who are both within proximity of each other.
Officer B's UE and Officer C's UE have discovered each other.
Officer A moves into proximity of Officers B and C.
Officer A's UE discovers Officer B's UE and Officer C's UE upon entering proximity.
Officer B's UE and Officer C's UE discover Officer A's UE upon entering proximity.
None.
[PR.55]
A ProSe-enabled public safety UE with ProSe Discovery enabled shall be able to discover other discoverable public safety UEs when some or all of the UEs involved in ProSe Discovery are out of E-UTRAN coverage whether or not ProSe Communication is used.
[PR.56]
A user of a ProSe-enabled public safety UE shall be able to activate or deactivate the UE's ProSe Discovery feature when out of E-UTRAN coverage whether or not ProSe Communication is used.