Method to improve the information distribution in a communication network
First Claim
1. A method of distributing information in a communication network, wherein first advertisement messages are distributed in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency, the first advertisement messages providing information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network;
- second advertisement messages are available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages, the second advertisement messages providing other information; and
the second advertisement messages comprising an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages.
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Abstract
A method of distributing information in a communication network, wherein first advertisement messages are distributed in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency, the first advertisement messages providing information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network; second advertisement messages are available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages, the second advertisement messages providing other information; and the second advertisement messages comprising an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of distributing information in a communication network, wherein
first advertisement messages are distributed in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency, the first advertisement messages providing information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network; -
second advertisement messages are available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages, the second advertisement messages providing other information; and
the second advertisement messages comprising an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of distributing information in a communication network, wherein
first advertisement messages are distributed in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency, the first advertisement messages providing information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network; -
second advertisement messages are available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages, the second advertisement messages providing other information;
the second advertisement messages comprising an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages;
the first and second advertisement messages are solicited by a requesting entity by respective first and second solicitation messages; and
the second solicitation messages specify the type of information to be provided by the second advertisement messages. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for distributing information in a communication network, comprising
means for generating first advertisement messages, wherein the first advertisement messages provide information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network; -
means for distributing the first advertisement messages in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency;
means for generating second advertisement messages, wherein the second advertisement messages provide other information and comprise an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages; and
means for making the second advertisement messages available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for distributing information in a communication network, comprising
means for generating first advertisement messages, wherein the first advertisement messages provide information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network; -
means for distributing the first advertisement messages in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency;
means for generating second advertisement messages, wherein the second advertisement messages provide other information and comprise an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages;
means for making the second advertisement messages available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages;
means for receiving first and second solicitation messages from a requesting entity, wherein the second solicitation messages specify the type of information to be provided by the second advertisement messages; and
means for providing the first and second advertisement messages according to the solicitation by respective first and second solicitation messages. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An IP host for obtaining distributed information in a communication network, comprising
means for receiving first advertisement messages distributed in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency, wherein the first advertisement messages provide information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network; - and
means for receiving second advertisement messages available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages, wherein the second advertisement messages provide other information and comprise an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An IP host for obtaining information in a communication network, comprising
means for receiving first advertisement messages distributed in broadcast with a certain repetition frequency, wherein the first advertisement messages provide information directed to connectivity purposes which are specific to the communication network; -
means for receiving second advertisement messages available for a distribution at a lower frequency as the first advertisement messages, wherein the second advertisement messages provide other information and comprise an elongated structure with respect to the first advertisement messages;
means for generating first and second solicitation messages, wherein the second solicitation messages specify the type of information to be provided by the second advertisement messages; and
means for soliciting the first and second advertisement messages by respectively generated first and second solicitation messages. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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