Non-network controller communication
First Claim
1. A device operable within a wireless network, comprising:
- communication circuitry to interact via at least wireless communication; and
service management circuitry to;
receive a probe request via the communication circuitry;
transmit at least a probe request response via the communication circuitry, the probe request response including at least information identifying a network controller device for a wireless network including the device;
receive a service discovery request via the communication circuitry;
determine services that are unavailable in the device; and
transmit a service discovery response via the communication circuitry, the service discovery response including at least information indicating services that are unavailable in the device;
wherein the information indicating services that are unavailable in the device includes data about current consumers of the unavailable services.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system for non-network controller communication. In general, an example wireless network may comprise a network controller (NC) device and at least one network member (NM) device. The at least one NM device may respond to inquiries received from outside-of-network (OoN) devices by providing at least an NC device name in a user-friendly form. This information may be provided via a new information element (IE). Should the at least one NC device later receive a service discovery request (e.g., from the OoN device), the at least one NC device may determine whether services it may provide are currently unavailable, and may then transmit a service discovery response including at least unavailable service information. In at least one embodiment, service discovery responses may also include information about current consumers of the unavailable services.
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17 Claims
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1. A device operable within a wireless network, comprising:
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communication circuitry to interact via at least wireless communication; and service management circuitry to; receive a probe request via the communication circuitry; transmit at least a probe request response via the communication circuitry, the probe request response including at least information identifying a network controller device for a wireless network including the device; receive a service discovery request via the communication circuitry; determine services that are unavailable in the device; and transmit a service discovery response via the communication circuitry, the service discovery response including at least information indicating services that are unavailable in the device; wherein the information indicating services that are unavailable in the device includes data about current consumers of the unavailable services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless device, comprising:
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communication circuitry to interact via at least wireless communication; and processing circuitry to; transmit a probe request via the communication circuitry; receive a probe response request via the communication circuitry, the probe response request identifying a non-network controller device in a wireless network; transmit a service discovery request to a non-network controller device via the communication circuitry; and receive a service discovery response via the communication circuitry, the service discovery response including at least information indicating services that are unavailable in the non-network controller device; user interface circuitry configured to generate at least one notification based on the services that are unavailable in the non-network controller device, wherein the notification indicating that the services are unavailable in the non-network controller device includes data about current consumers of the unavailable services. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for non-network controller communication, comprising:
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receiving a probe request via wireless communication at a device in a wireless network managed by a network controller device; and transmitting at least a probe request response including at least information identifying the network controller device for the wireless network receiving a service discovery request at a device; determining services that are unavailable in the device; and transmitting a service discovery response including at least information indicating the services that are unavailable in the device; wherein the information indicating the services that are unavailable in the device includes data about current consumers of the unavailable services. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. At least one machine-readable storage device having stored thereon, individually or in combination, instructions for non-network controller communication that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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receive a probe request via wireless communication at a device in a wireless network managed by a network controller device; transmit at least a probe request response including at least information identifying the network controller device for the wireless network receive a service discovery request at a device; determine services that are unavailable in the device; and transmit a service discovery response including at least information indicating the services that are unavailable in the device; wherein the information indicating the services that are unavailable in the device includes data about current consumers of the unavailable services. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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