CONTINUOUS GROUP OWNERSHIP IN AN IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- participating in a peer-to-peer wireless communications network that includes a group controller for creating and ending the network and controlling access to the network by wireless stations; and
receiving a status indicator from the group controller indicating that the group owner is or will be no longer serving as group owner.
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes participating in a peer-to-peer wireless communications network that includes a group controller for creating and ending the network and controlling access to the network by wireless stations. A member of the network receives a status indicator from the group controller indicating that the group owner is or will be no longer serving as group owner.
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1. A method, comprising:
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participating in a peer-to-peer wireless communications network that includes a group controller for creating and ending the network and controlling access to the network by wireless stations; and receiving a status indicator from the group controller indicating that the group owner is or will be no longer serving as group owner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless station, comprising:
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an RF interface configured to exchange wireless signals with remote devices over peer-to-peer connections in a wireless communications network having a group controller for creating and ending the network and controlling access to the network by the remote devices; and a processor configured to detect a status indicator from the group controller indicating that the group owner is or will be no longer serving as the group owner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions which, when executed by a processor, performs a method including:
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arranging a first wireless station to function as a group controller in a peer-to-peer wireless communications network that includes a plurality of wireless stations including the first wireless station, wherein the group controller is configured to create and end the network and control access to the network by each of the wireless stations; and transmitting a status indicator when the first wireless station is or will be no longer functioning as the group owner. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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