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

摘要

Embodiments enable access to a wireless communications medium. In example embodiments, a method comprises receiving first synchronization messages from a wireless device transmitting synchronization messages in a first neighbor awareness network cluster, the first synchronization messages 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 second synchronization messages from a wireless device transmitting synchronization messages in a second neighbor awareness network cluster, the second synchronization messages 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 selecting the first neighbor awareness network cluster or the second neighbor awareness network cluster, based on at least one of the first and second hop count values and the first and second master rank values.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by an apparatus, one or more first synchronization messages from a first wireless device, the first synchronization message having a first signal level and including a cluster ID indicating that the first wireless device belongs to a first neighbor awareness network cluster and a first hop count value indicating hops to a first anchor master in the first neighbor awareness network 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 second wireless device, the second synchronization message having a second signal level and including a cluster ID indicating that the second wireless device belongs to a second neighbor awareness network cluster and a second hop count value indicating hops to a second anchor master in the second awareness network cluster and information describing a second master rank value of the second anchor master; and when the signal level of both the first and the second synchronization messages exceeds a threshold signal level, comparing, by the apparatus, the first and second master rank values and selecting, by the apparatus, the neighbor awareness network cluster corresponding to the synchronization message having the greater master rank value.