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Methods and apparatus for transmitting data between different peer-to-peer communication groups

  • US 9,591,508 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2012
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of transmitting data between different peer-to-peer communication groups, the method comprising:

  • broadcasting a message indicative of a peer-to-peer group owner functionality from an access point, the message including an indication that the access point supports a bridge interface, the message indicating the bridge interface is a Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) RBridge interface, and the indication comprising setting an RBridge-enabled bit in a capability bitmap;

    instantiating the bridge interface at the access point to transmit data between a first wireless device and a network infrastructure, the first wireless device being a member of a peer-to-peer communication group;

    filtering peer-to-peer traffic, based on a class of traffic, from a second different wireless device not directly associated with the access point; and

    routing the peer-to-peer traffic based on the filtering.

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