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Interoperable mobile ad hoc network

  • US 7,756,094 B2
  • Filed: 11/10/2005
  • Issued: 07/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A network node comprising:

  • a communication subsystem; and

    a service discovery module comprising a service cache for storing a plurality of service entries, each service entry comprising information about a service provided by a providing node, the service discovery module configured to;

    receive a service advertisement via the communication subsystem, the service advertisement comprising information about a service provided by a providing node;

    store the information about the service provided by the providing node as a service entry in the service cache;

    forward the service advertisement to a neighboring node;

    receive a request for a service;

    check the service cache for a service entry related to the requested service; and

    if a service entry is listed in the service cache for the requested service, respond to the request with the information from the listed service entry, and, if no service entry is listed in the service cache for the requested service, forward the request to a neighboring node via the communication subsystem.

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