Method and apparatus for discovering a wireless device in a wireless network

摘要

A method for synchronizing the discovery of wireless services or applications in a wireless network using a recurring time interval T in which wireless devices within the wireless network can be in one of a predetermined plurality of time states. The method includes selecting a time state from amongst the plurality of time states, performing discovery by a first wireless device supporting a given service or application once during the recurring time interval T at the selected time state, and repeating the above steps in successive ones of the recurring time interval T until all of the predetermined plurality of time states have been selected.

主权项

1. A method for synchronizing the discovery of wireless services or applications in a wireless network using a recurring time interval T in which wireless devices within the wireless network can be in one of a predetermined plurality of time states, the method comprising:
(i) selecting a time state from amongst the plurality of time states; (ii) performing discovery, by a first wireless device supporting a given service or application, once during the recurring time interval T at the selected time state; and repeating the above steps (i), (ii) in successive ones of the recurring time interval T until all of the predetermined plurality of time states have been selected exactly once by each of the wireless devices, wherein all of the predetermined plurality of time states must be selected exactly once by each of the wireless device within the successive ones of the recurring time interval T.