AUGMENTING WI-FI DEVICE DISCOVERY WITH NETWORK CONNECTION INFORMATION

摘要

Disclosed herein are techniques to enable discovery of P2P capable devices and associated network connection information. In some embodiments, an information element is included in a transmitted request to indicate a request for network connection information from another wireless device. The device may respond with indications of the requested network connection information. Network connectivity capability determined from the network connection information may be used to decide whether to setup a Wi-Fi Direct link or a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS), or whether to use an AP infrastructure link with the other device.

主权项

1. An apparatus for a device in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
circuitry; and a network connection capability component executable by the circuitry, the network connection capability component to transmit a request to discover peer-to-peer (P2P) network capability and services, the request to include an indication that a response to the request is to include network connection capability information, the network connection capability information to include an indication of one or more network connection capabilities of a P2P device associated with the response.