Method and apparatus for communications using distributed services in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET)
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1. A device, comprising:
- a transceiver to enable wireless communication with one or more other devices in a mobile network which share a common association, wherein the wireless communication allows for usage of one or more services provided by the one or more other devices, and wherein routes among the one or more other devices are dynamically updated to reflect changes in the network.
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Abstract
A wireless device may share one or more of its resources to other devices within a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) which share the same association. The device may share its processing unit capability by performing tasks on behalf of the other devices. The device may share its memory unit by storing data on behalf of the other devices. The device sharing its resources and the other devices using the shared resources may dynamically perform updates to reflect changes to the MANET.
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1. A device, comprising:
a transceiver to enable wireless communication with one or more other devices in a mobile network which share a common association, wherein the wireless communication allows for usage of one or more services provided by the one or more other devices, and wherein routes among the one or more other devices are dynamically updated to reflect changes in the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device comprising:
a transceiver to enable providing one or more services to one or more other devices in a wireless network, to enable authenticating the one or more other devices as having a common association, and to enable propagating knowledge about the one or more other devices across the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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discovering nearby devices in a wireless network;
performing authentication with the nearby devices;
propagating knowledge of services provided by the nearby devices; and
using the services provided by the nearby devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to performs operations comprising;
discovering nearby devices in a wireless network;
performing authentication with the nearby devices;
propagating knowledge of services provided by the nearby devices; and
using the services provided by the nearby devices. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 30. A method, comprising propagating knowledge of services provided by one or more devices that have been discovered and authenticated to share a common association in a wireless network, wherein routes to the discovered devices are dynamically updated.
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