Recovery techniques for wireless communications networks
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1. A method, comprising:
- (a) participating in a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network having a coordinator device, the coordinator device responsible for allocating resources in the wireless communications network;
(b) establishing a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network, the peer-to-peer connection based on a reservation from the coordinator device of resources in the wireless communications network, wherein the reservation of resources has one or more timing parameters;
(c) detecting a disappearance of the coordinator device from the wireless communications network; and
(d) after the disappearance of the coordinator device is detected, communicating with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection.
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Abstract
A device participates in a wireless communications network having a coordinator device that is responsible for allocating resources in the wireless communications network. Further, the device establishes a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network. This peer-to-peer connection is based on a reservation of resources from the coordinator device, wherein the reservation has one or more timing parameters. Upon detecting a disappearance of the coordinator device from the wireless communications network, communications with the remote device continues according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection.
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1. A method, comprising:
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(a) participating in a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network having a coordinator device, the coordinator device responsible for allocating resources in the wireless communications network;
(b) establishing a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network, the peer-to-peer connection based on a reservation from the coordinator device of resources in the wireless communications network, wherein the reservation of resources has one or more timing parameters;
(c) detecting a disappearance of the coordinator device from the wireless communications network; and
(d) after the disappearance of the coordinator device is detected, communicating with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for participating in a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network having a coordinator device, the coordinator device responsible for allocating resources in the wireless communications network;
means for establishing a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network, the peer-to-peer connection based on a reservation from the coordinator device of resources in the wireless communications network, wherein the reservation of resources has one or more timing parameters;
means for detecting a disappearance of the coordinator device from the wireless communications network; and
means for, after the disappearance of the coordinator device is detected, communicating with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection, - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to exchange wireless signals with a remote device in a peer-to-peer connection of a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network having a coordinator device responsible for allocating resources in the wireless communications network, wherein the peer-to-peer connection is based on a reservation of resources received from the coordinator device, the reservation of resources having one or more timing parameters; and
a controller configured to detect a disappearance of the coordinator device from the wireless communications network;
wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection after the disappearance of the coordinator device is detected, - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a communications device, the computer program logic comprising:
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program code for enabling the processor to cause the device to participate in a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network having a coordinator device, the coordinator device responsible for allocating resources in the wireless communications network;
program code for enabling the processor to cause the device to establish a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network, the peer-to-peer connection based on a reservation from the coordinator device of resources in the wireless communications network, wherein the reservation of resources has one or more timing parameters;
program code for enabling the processor to detect a disappearance of the coordinator device from the wireless communications network; and
program code for enabling the processor to cause the device to, after the disappearance of the coordinator device is detected, communicate with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection.
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24. A system, comprising:
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a coordinator device responsible for allocating resources in a wireless communications network; and
first and second wireless communications devices having a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network, the peer-to-peer connection based on a reservation from the coordinator device of resources in the wireless communications network, wherein the reservation of resources has one or more timing parameters;
wherein the first and second wireless communications devices are configured to communicate with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection after a disappearance of the coordinator device is detected.
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25. A method, comprising:
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(a) participating in a wireless communications network having a plurality of devices, the wireless communications network configured to allocate communications resources according to a distributed approach, wherein the distributed approach involves the transmission of beacons from each of the plurality of devices using allocated beacon slots;
(b) establishing a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network, the peer-to-peer connection based on a reservation having one or more timing parameters;
(c) detecting a disappearance of the plurality of devices from the wireless communications network; and
(d) after the disappearance is detected, communicating with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to exchange wireless signals with a remote device in a peer-to-peer connection of a wireless communications network having a plurality of devices, the wireless communications network configured to allocate communications resources according to a distributed approach, wherein the distributed approach involves the transmission of beacons from each of the plurality of devices using allocated beacon slots; and
a controller configured to detect a disappearance of the plurality of devices from the wireless communications network;
wherein the transceiver is further configured to communicate with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection after the disappearance is detected,
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30. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a communications device, the computer program logic comprising:
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program code for enabling the processor to cause the device to participate in a wireless communications network having a plurality of devices, the wireless communications network configured to allocate communications resources according to a distributed approach, wherein the distributed approach involves the transmission of beacons from each of the plurality of devices using allocated beacon slots;
program code for enabling the processor to cause the device to establish a peer-to-peer connection with a remote device in the wireless communications network, the peer-to-peer connection based on a reservation having one or more timing parameters;
program code for enabling the processor to detect a disappearance of the plurality of devices from the wireless communications network; and
program code for enabling the processor to cause the device to, after the disappearance is detected, communicate with the remote device according to the one or more timing parameters of the peer-to-peer connection.
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