Asynchronous inter-piconet routing
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1. A method of communications from a piconet, comprising:
- by an edge terminal of the piconet,engaging in intra-piconet communications;
receiving a pilot signal from a foreign terminal outside the piconet;
determining a strength of the pilot signal;
exchanging messages with the foreign terminal if the pilot signal strength is below a threshold;
establishing a peer-to-peer connection with the foreign terminal;
monitoring an exchange of signaling messages pursuant to a call between a local terminal in the piconet, and a remote terminal outside the piconet;
determining whether the call involves high-latency communications; and
if so, providing feedback relating to the call between the local terminal and the remote terminal.
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Abstract
Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to wireless communications. The systems and techniques involve wireless communications wherein a process, module or communications terminal is capable of engaging in intra-piconet communications. The process, module or communications terminal may also be used to detect a pilot signal from a foreign terminal, and establish a peer-to-peer connection with the foreign terminal to support communications if the pilot signal is below a threshold.
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1. A method of communications from a piconet, comprising:
by an edge terminal of the piconet, engaging in intra-piconet communications; receiving a pilot signal from a foreign terminal outside the piconet; determining a strength of the pilot signal; exchanging messages with the foreign terminal if the pilot signal strength is below a threshold; establishing a peer-to-peer connection with the foreign terminal; monitoring an exchange of signaling messages pursuant to a call between a local terminal in the piconet, and a remote terminal outside the piconet; determining whether the call involves high-latency communications; and if so, providing feedback relating to the call between the local terminal and the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A communications terminal configured to operate in a piconet, comprising:
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a receiver configured to, operating as a component of an edge terminal of the piconet, detect a pilot signal from a foreign terminal outside the piconet and determine its strength; and a controller configured to, operating as another component of the edge terminal of the piconet, exchange messages with the foreign terminal to facilitate establishing a peer-to-peer connection with the foreign terminal if the pilot signal strength is below a threshold, the controller further being configured to support intra-piconet communications; wherein the controller is further configured to monitor an exchange of signaling messages pursuant to a call between a local terminal in the piconet, and a remote terminal outside the piconet, determine whether the call involves high-latency communications, and if so, provide feedback relating to the call between the local terminal and the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A communications terminal configured to operate in a piconet, comprising:
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means for, operating as a component of an edge terminal of the piconet, detecting a pilot signal from a foreign terminal outside the piconet and determining the strength of the detected pilot signal; means for, operating as another component of the edge terminal of the piconet, exchanging messages with the foreign terminal to facilitate establishing a peer-to-peer connection with the foreign terminal if the pilot signal strength is below a threshold; means for supporting intra-piconet communications; means for monitoring an exchange of signaling messages pursuant to a call between a local terminal in the piconet, and a remote terminal outside the piconet; and means for determining whether the call involves high-latency communications, and if so, providing feedback relating to the call between the local terminal and the remote terminal.
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43. A communication device configured to:
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from a master terminal of a piconet, receive a designation as an edge terminal in the piconet; based on being designated an edge terminal, listen for pilot signals from isolated terminals not included in the piconet; if a pilot signal with a signal strength below a threshold is detected from an isolated terminal, add the isolated terminal to a peer-to-peer connectivity list, the peer-to-peer connectivity list identifying terminals outside the piconet that can be reached with peer-to-peer transmission; route a call from the isolated terminal to a far-end terminal of the piconet, based on being included in a peer-to-peer connectivity list of the isolated terminal identifying each known edge terminal of the piconet; monitor an exchange of signaling messages pursuant to a call between a local terminal in the piconet, and a remote terminal outside the piconet; determine whether the call involves high-latency communications; and if so, provide feedback relating to the call between the local terminal and the remote terminal.
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