Probe request for relay discovery within single user, multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications

摘要

A relay wireless communication device is discovered using probe request. A source device that intends to transmit one or more frames to a destination device transmits the probe request to request a probe response from one or more potential relay devices. A relay device transmits a probe response to the source device when the relay device may operate to forward the one or more frames from the source device to the destination device. The relay device employs one or more considerations to determine its eligibility to serve as relay for the source and destination devices. The source device selects one of the potential relay devices based on their provided probe responses. The source device may select an optimal relay device based upon two or more received probe responses.

主权项

1. A wireless communication device comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive a probe request from a first other wireless communication device for relay discovery of at least one wireless communication device to perform relaying of communications between the first other wireless communication device and a second other wireless communication device based on a link budget requirement;determine whether the wireless communication device has a capability to perform the relaying of the communications between the first other wireless communication device and the second other wireless communication device based on the link budget requirement; andgenerate and transmit a probe response to the first other wireless communication device to indicate eligibility of the wireless communication device to be selected by the first other wireless communication device to perform the relaying when it is determined that the wireless communication device has the capability.