SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION

• US 20130182795A1
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Published: 07/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Cherian, George, Abraham, Santosh Paul, Vanderveen, Michaela, Sampath, Hemanth
• Application Number:
  US13/739,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20130182795A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/316
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/02 Details ; arrangements for supplying electrical power along data transmission lines systems for transmitting signals via power distribution lines H04B3/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/103 across network layers, e.g. resolution of network layer into physical layer addresses or address resolution protocol [ARP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5092 by self-assignment, e.g. picking addresses at random and testing if they are already in use

Abstract

Methods, devices, and computer program products for peer-to-peer communication are described herein. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a receiver and processor. The receiver is configured to receive a first data unit from a first device. The first data unit includes a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the first device and data. The processor is configured to generate a device address of the processor and a device address of the first device, and provide the generated device address of the processor, the generated device address of the first device, and the data of the first data unit to an application executable on the processor.

Claims

1. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a first data unit from a first device, the first data unit comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the first device and data; and

a processor configured to

generate a device address of the processor and a device address of the first device, and

provide the generated device address of the processor, the generated device address of the first device, and the data of the first data unit to an application executable on the processor.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to generate the device address of the first device based on the MAC address of the first device.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to

tore the generated device address of the first device, the MAC address of the first device, a device name of the first device, and an association between the device name, the generated device address of the first device, and the MAC address of the first device, and

determine the MAC address of the first device based on the association between the generated device address of the first device and the MAC address of the first device.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit a second data unit to the first device, the second data unit comprising a MAC address of the processor and the MAC address of the first device.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the second data unit further comprises the generated device address of the processor and the generated device address of the first device, wherein the generated device address of the processor comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the processor and the generated device address of the first device comprises an IP address of the first device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first data unit further comprises a MAC address of the processor.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to generate the device address of the processor and the device address of the first device using a first algorithm, and the first device is configured to generate a device address of the processor and a device address of the first device using a second algorithm, the first algorithm being different from the second algorithm.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the first data unit further comprises the device address of the processor generated by the first device and the device address of the first device generated by the first device.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to select the first algorithm of a plurality of algorithms.

10. A method of wireless communication in a wireless communication network performed by an apparatus including a processor, the method comprising:

receiving a first data unit from a first device, the first data unit comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the first device and data;

generating a device address of the processor and a device address of the first device; and

providing the generated device address of the processor, the generated device address of the first device, and the data of the first data unit to an application executable on the processor.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said generating the device address of the first device comprises generating the device address of the first device based on the MAC address of the first device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

storing the generated device address of the first device, the MAC address of the first device, a device name of the first device, and an association between the device name, the generated device address of the first device, and the MAC address of the first device; and

determining the MAC address of the first device based on the association between the generated device address of the first device and the MAC address of the first device.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting a second data unit to the first device, the second data unit comprising a MAC address of the processor and the MAC address of the first device.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the second data unit further comprises the generated device address of the processor and the generated device address of the first device, wherein the generated device address of the processor comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the processor and the generated device address of the first device comprises an IP address of the first device.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the first data unit further comprises a MAC address of the processor.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said generating the device address of the processor and the device address of the first device comprises generating the device address of the processor and the device address of the first device using a first algorithm, and the first device is configured to generate a device address of the processor and a device address of the first device using a second algorithm, the first algorithm being different from the second algorithm.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first data unit further comprises the device address of the processor generated by the first device and the device address of the first device generated by the first device.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising selecting the first algorithm of a plurality of algorithms.

19. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a first data unit from a first device, the first data unit comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the first device and data;

means for generating a device address of the means for generating and a device address of the first device; and

means for providing the generated device address of the means for generating, the generated device address of the first device, and the data of the first data unit to an application executable on the means for generating.

20. A non-transitory computer storage that stores executable program instructions that direct an apparatus including a processor to perform a process that comprises:

receiving a first data unit from a first device, the first data unit comprising a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the first device and data;

generating a device address of the processor and a device address of the first device; and

providing the generated device address of the processor, the generated device address of the first device, and the data of the first data unit to an application executable on the processor.

21. A method of wireless communication in a wireless communication network performed by an apparatus including a processor, the method comprising:

generating a network address of the processor and a service name of the processor; and

transmitting an advertisement message comprising the generated network address of the processor and the generated service name of the processor.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising transmitting the advertisement message one or more times, the advertisement message being a single message.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein said generating the network address of the processor comprises generating the network address of the processor based on a Media Access Control address of the processor.

24. A method of wireless communication in a wireless communication network performed by an apparatus including a processor, the method comprising:

receiving a service discovery message from a first device, the service discovery message requesting a service in the wireless communication network;

determining whether a second device has transmitted a response message in response to the service discovery message, the response message indicating a request by the first device for the service and at least one device that provides the service; and

transmitting the response message in response to determining that the second device has not transmitted the response message.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising receiving a configuration message from a third device, the configuration message indicating a service name of the third device or a service provided by the third device in the wireless communication network.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

determining whether the third device provides the service requested in the service discovery message; and

in response to determining that the third device provides the service requested in the service discovery message, indicating in the response message that the third device provides the service.

27. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

determining whether the third device provides the service requested in the service discovery message;

in response to determining that the third device provides the service requested in the service discovery message, comparing a ranking of the third device to a threshold; and

based on the comparison of the ranking of the third device to the threshold, determining whether to indicate in the response message transmitted by the transmitter that the third device provides the service.