Managing discovery in a wireless peer-to-peer network
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1. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
- a processing system configured to;
support a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods, wherein the plurality of discovery signals support discovery of one or more mobile nodes in a dynamically configurable wireless network;
provide a message to a server relating to a location of the apparatus;
receive a list from the server in response to the message, the list indicating whether the one or more mobile nodes are within a vicinity of the apparatus;
in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are not within the vicinity of the apparatus, remain in a first state where a duration of the silent periods is maintained;
in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are within the vicinity of the apparatus, enter a second state that includes, in response to a determination that the apparatus is moving from a location outside a radio range of the one or more mobile nodes to a location within radio range of the one or more mobile nodes, change the duration of the silent periods from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals such that the duration for the silent periods decreases progressively from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals; and
in response to a determination that discovery of all of the one or more mobile nodes identified in the list has been completed, enter a third state that includes increasing the duration of the silent periods.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for managing discovery in wireless peer-to-peer networks. Various discovery procedures may be implemented by supporting a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods from a peer node and changing the duration of at least one of the silent periods.
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1. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processing system configured to; support a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods, wherein the plurality of discovery signals support discovery of one or more mobile nodes in a dynamically configurable wireless network; provide a message to a server relating to a location of the apparatus; receive a list from the server in response to the message, the list indicating whether the one or more mobile nodes are within a vicinity of the apparatus; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are not within the vicinity of the apparatus, remain in a first state where a duration of the silent periods is maintained; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are within the vicinity of the apparatus, enter a second state that includes, in response to a determination that the apparatus is moving from a location outside a radio range of the one or more mobile nodes to a location within radio range of the one or more mobile nodes, change the duration of the silent periods from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals such that the duration for the silent periods decreases progressively from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals; and in response to a determination that discovery of all of the one or more mobile nodes identified in the list has been completed, enter a third state that includes increasing the duration of the silent periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of wireless communications from an apparatus, comprising:
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supporting a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods, wherein the plurality of discovery signals support discovery of mobile nodes in a dynamically configurable wireless network; providing a message to a server relating to a location of the apparatus; receiving a list from the server in response to the message, the list indicating whether the one or more mobile nodes are within a vicinity of the apparatus; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are not within the vicinity of the apparatus, remaining in a first state where a duration of the silent periods is maintained; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are within the vicinity of the apparatus, entering a second state that includes, in response to a determination that the apparatus is moving from a location outside a radio range of the one or more mobile nodes to a location within radio range of the one or more mobile nodes, changing the duration of the silent periods from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals such that the duration for the silent periods decreases progressively from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals; and in response to a determination that discovery of all of the one or more mobile nodes identified in the list has been completed, entering a third state that includes increasing the duration of the silent periods. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-program product for supporting wireless communication, comprising:
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a non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processing system to; support a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods, wherein the plurality of discovery signals support discovery of mobile nodes in a dynamically configurable wireless network; provide a message to a server relating to a location of the apparatus; receive a list from the server in response to the message, the list indicating whether the one or more mobile nodes are within a vicinity of the apparatus; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are not within the vicinity of the apparatus, remain in a first state where a duration of the silent periods is maintained; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are within the vicinity of the apparatus, enter a second state that includes, in response to a determination that an apparatus is moving from a location outside a radio range of the one or more mobile nodes to a location within radio range of the one or more mobile nodes, change the duration of the silent periods from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals such that the durations for the silent periods decrease progressively from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals; and in response to a determination that discovery of all of the one or more mobile nodes identified in the list has been completed, enter a third state that includes increasing the duration of the silent periods.
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27. An access terminal for wireless communications, comprising:
a processor and memory configured to support a broadcast of a plurality of discovery signals spaced apart in time by silent periods, wherein the plurality of discovery signals support discovery of mobile nodes in a dynamically configurable wireless network, the processor and memory being further configured to direct the access terminal to; provide a message to a server relating to a location of the access terminal; receive a list from the server in response to the message, the list indicating whether the one or more mobile nodes are within a vicinity of the access terminal; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are not within the vicinity of the, remain in a first state where a duration of the silent periods is maintained; in response to a determination, based on the list, that the one or more mobile nodes are within the vicinity of the access terminal, enter a second state that includes, in response to a determination that the access terminal is moving from a location outside a radio range of the one or more mobile nodes to a location within radio range of the one or more mobile nodes, change the duration of the silent periods from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals such that the durations for the silent periods decrease progressively from discovery signal to discovery signal of the plurality of discovery signals; and in response to a determination that discovery of all of the one or more mobile nodes identified in the list has been completed, enter a third state that includes increasing the duration of the silent period. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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