Methods and apparatus for supporting multi-hop peer discovery in peer-to-peer wireless networks

摘要

Methods and apparatus for supporting multi-hop peer discovery in peer-to-peer wireless networks are disclosed. One method supports multi-hop peer discovery using a first peer having a first unique identification code. The method includes decoding a second peer discovery signal to obtain a second unique identification code and a second local identification code of a second peer received during a peer-to-peer discovery channel, determining whether to select the second peer based on a predetermined criterion; and transmitting a first peer discovery signal having the first unique identification code, the second local identification code and a hop count when the predetermined criterion is satisfied.

主权项

1. A method of supporting multi-hop peer discovery using a first peer having a first unique identification code, the method comprising:
decoding a second peer discovery signal to obtain a second unique identification code and a second local identification code of a second peer received during a peer-to-peer discovery channel, wherein the second local identification code is locally unique to the second peer and is associated with at least one tone-symbol used to transmit the second unique identification code; determining whether to select the second peer based on a predetermined criterion; and transmitting a first peer discovery signal from the first peer, the first peer discovery signal including information indicating the first unique identification code of the first peer, the second local identification code of the second peer, and a hop count when the predetermined criterion is satisfied.