METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PEER DISCOVERY ASSIST
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first node to assist in communicating peer discovery information corresponding to a second node, the method comprising:
- receiving over an airlink portions of one or more sets of peer discovery information from the second node, said portions being received at a first rate; and
transmitting over an airlink at a second rate which is faster than said first rate, received portions of peer discovery information corresponding to said second node.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to peer/network/service discovery in a mobile wireless system, e.g., an ad hoc peer-to-peer network are described. Transmission of discovery information, e.g., upper layer discovery information, is divided into a number of portions to be transmitted separately over time. Transmission of the individual portions is structured so as to enable flexibility in the frequency of the peer discovery transmissions as well as the monitoring of such transmissions. Various embodiments facilitate rapid discovery and/or secure discovery, e.g., selective discovery by trusted peers. The structuring enables proxying of some transmissions by a third party, e.g., an assist node. The assist node receives discovery information portions being communicated at a first rate and retransmits the received discovery information portions at a second rate which is higher than the first rate.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first node to assist in communicating peer discovery information corresponding to a second node, the method comprising:
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receiving over an airlink portions of one or more sets of peer discovery information from the second node, said portions being received at a first rate; and transmitting over an airlink at a second rate which is faster than said first rate, received portions of peer discovery information corresponding to said second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A first node to assist in communicating peer discovery information corresponding to a second node, the first node comprising:
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a wireless receiver module for receiving over an airlink portions of one or more sets of peer discovery information from the second node, said portions being received at a first rate; a peer discovery portion recovery module for recovering said received portions; a wireless transmitter module for transmitting over an airlink at a second rate which is faster than said first rate, received recovered portions of peer discovery information corresponding to said second node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A first node to assist in communicating peer discovery information corresponding to a second node, the first node comprising:
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wireless receiver means for receiving over an airlink portions of one or more sets of peer discovery information from the second node, said portions being received at a first rate; peer discovery portion recovery means for recovering said received portions; and wireless transmitter means for transmitting over an airlink at a second rate which is faster than said first rate, received recovered portions of peer discovery information corresponding to said second node. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer program product for use in a first node, the computer program product comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising; code for causing a computer to receive over an airlink portions of one or more sets of peer discovery information from a second node, said portions being received at a first rate; and code for causing a computer to transmit over an airlink at a second rate which is faster than said first rate, received portions of peer discovery information corresponding to said first node. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for use in a first node, the apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive over an airlink portions of one or more sets of peer discovery information from a second node, said portions being received at a first rate; and transmit over an airlink at a second rate which is faster than said first rate, received portions of peer discovery information corresponding to said first node. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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