Protocol for wireless multi-hop ad-hoc networks
First Claim
1. A method for providing service discovery information and other data for determining the availability of requested remote services in a peer-to-peer-based wireless multi-hop ad-hoc network, said method being characterized by the step of delivering received service announcement messages referring to remote services offered by service providers within said network to neighboring peers and discarding outdated and irrelevant messages.
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of service provisioning in wireless peer-to-peer networks organized according to the store-and-forward messaging principle, in particular to a service discovery protocol for providing low-profile, low-overhead service discovery information needed for determining the availability of requested remote services in a wireless multi-hop ad-hoc network.
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1. A method for providing service discovery information and other data for determining the availability of requested remote services in a peer-to-peer-based wireless multi-hop ad-hoc network,
said method being characterized by the step of delivering received service announcement messages referring to remote services offered by service providers within said network to neighboring peers and discarding outdated and irrelevant messages.
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