Devices and methods for d2d communication

The present invention relates to a user equipment (UE; 101), comprising: a communication interface (103) configured to perform communication with one or more nearby UEs using one or more of a plurality of resources in a cellular communication network (100); and a processing unit (105) configured to operate the UE (101) in a first mode and in a second mode, wherein the first mode is a scheduled resource allocation mode and the second mode is an autonomous resource selection mode or an idle mode and wherein the processing unit (105) is configured to switch from the first mode to the second mode, if a first condition related to an out-of-coverage event of the UE (101) is met; and a second condition related to an additional parameter is met. (Automatic translation with Google Translate, no legal value)