Method and Apparatus for Providing a Degree of a Resource Pool Occupation of Resources Used in Device-to-Device Communication

A method for providing a degree of occupation of at least one resource pool of resources used in device-to-device, D2D, communication between user equipment, UE, devices of a network, said method comprising the steps of measuring at least one resource parameter of a resource by a user equipment, UE, device; deciding by said user equipment, UE, device whether the respective resource of said resource pool is occupied depending on the measured resource parameter and at least one configurable decision criterion; informing a base station, BS, of said network about the occupation of resources of said resource pool by the user equipment, UE, device when the user equipment, UE, device is in coverage of said base station, BS; and evaluating the information about occupation of resources of said at least one resource pool received from user equipment, UE, devices to derive the degree of resource pool occupation.