PAGING A PEER IN A PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first wireless terminal for communicating paging messages directly with a second wireless terminal in a peer-to-peer network, comprising:
- obtaining a reference signal from a signal source;
determining a reference time instant from the obtained reference signal;
deriving starting time instants of a sequence of paging intervals as a function of the reference time instant; and
monitoring during the sequence of paging intervals for a paging message directly sent by a peer.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate paging a peer in a peer-to-peer communication network. Paging messages may be communicated directly between a wireless terminal and its peer(s). Further, the wireless terminal may monitor for incoming paging messages during subinterval(s) of a paging interval as a function of an identifier of the wireless terminal. Moreover, the wireless terminal may transmit a paging message to a peer (e.g., detected and/or identified during peer discovery) during subinterval(s) of the paging interval as a function of an identifier of the peer.
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47 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first wireless terminal for communicating paging messages directly with a second wireless terminal in a peer-to-peer network, comprising:
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obtaining a reference signal from a signal source; determining a reference time instant from the obtained reference signal; deriving starting time instants of a sequence of paging intervals as a function of the reference time instant; and monitoring during the sequence of paging intervals for a paging message directly sent by a peer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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14. The method of 13, further comprising:
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determining a second subset of times during the selected paging interval as a function of an identifier of the selected peer; and transmitting the disparate paging message to the selected peer during the second subset of times in the selected paging interval.
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19. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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a memory that retains instructions related to obtaining a reference signal from a signal source, determining a reference time instant from the reference signal, deriving starting time instants of a sequence of paging intervals as a function of the reference time instant, and monitoring during the sequence of paging intervals for a paging message directly sent by a peer; and a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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- 27. The wireless communications apparatus of claim 27, wherein the memory further retains instructions for determining a second subset of times during the selected paging interval as a function of an identifier of the selected peer and transmitting the disparate paging message to the selected peer during the second subset of times in the selected paging interval.
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29. A wireless communications apparatus that enables communicating paging messages directly with a peer in a peer-to-peer network, comprising:
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means for obtaining a reference signal from a signal source; means for determining a reference time instant from the obtained reference signal; means for deriving starting time instants of a sequence of paging intervals as a function of the reference time instant; and means for monitoring during the sequence of paging intervals for a paging message directly sent by a peer. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions for:
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obtaining a reference signal from a signal source; determining a reference time instant from the obtained reference signal; deriving starting time instants of a sequence of paging intervals as a function of the reference time instant; and monitoring during the sequence of paging intervals for a paging message directly sent by a peer. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; obtain a reference signal from a signal source; determine a reference time instant from the obtained reference signal; derive starting time instants of a sequence of paging intervals as a function of the reference time instant; and monitor during the sequence of paging intervals for a paging message directly sent by a peer.
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