Inter-wireless interactions using user discovery for ad-hoc environments
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a frame module to process a frame containing information regarding a local node in a first network, the information including discovery information and network state information, the discovery information being represented in a common description;
an information module coupled to the frame module to manage the information; and
a communication module coupled to the frame module and the information module to manage communication between the local node and a remote node in a second network using the information.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention is a technique to provide inter wireless network communication. A local node in a first network includes a frame module, an information module, and a communication module. The frame module processes a frame containing information regarding the first network. The information includes discovery information and network state information. The information is represented in a common description. The information module manages the information. The communication module manages communication between the local node and a remote node in a second network using the information.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a frame module to process a frame containing information regarding a local node in a first network, the information including discovery information and network state information, the discovery information being represented in a common description;
an information module coupled to the frame module to manage the information; and
a communication module coupled to the frame module and the information module to manage communication between the local node and a remote node in a second network using the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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processing a frame containing information regarding a local node in a first network, the information including discovery information and network state information, the discovery information being represented in a common description;
managing the information; and
managing communication between the local node and a remote node in a second network using the information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations comprising;
processing a frame containing information regarding a local node in a first network, the information including discovery information and network state information, the discovery information being represented in a common description;
managing the information; and
managing communication between the local node and a remote node in a second network using the information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus comprising:
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means for processing a frame containing information regarding a local node in a first network, the information including discovery information and network state information, the discovery information being represented in a common description;
means for managing the information; and
means for managing communication between the local node and a remote node in a second network using the information. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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