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Method, apparatus, and computer program product for hop count usage in cluster selection

  • US 9,432,925 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2014
  • Issued: 08/30/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by an apparatus, one or more first synchronization messages from a wireless device transmitting synchronization messages in a first neighbor awareness network cluster, the first synchronization message including a first hop count value to a first anchor master in the first cluster and information describing a first master rank value of the first anchor master;

    receiving, by the apparatus, one or more second synchronization messages from a wireless device transmitting synchronization messages in a second neighbor awareness network cluster, the second synchronization message including a second hop count value to a second anchor master in the second cluster and information describing a second master rank value of the second anchor master; and

    comparing, by the apparatus, the first and second master rank values and selecting the neighbor awareness network cluster corresponding to the synchronization message having the greater master rank value.

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