Devices and methods for beacon communication in ad-hoc networks

摘要

A method includes receiving discovery messages from respective devices of an ad-hoc wireless network. The messages are received by a first device in the ad-hoc wireless network prior to a particular discovery interval. The discovery messages include information identifying the respective devices. The method further includes caching the information identifying the respective devices. During the particular discovery interval, a first discovery message is sent. The first discovery message includes a request to reserve a paging interval during the particular discovery interval. The first discovery message further includes an indication of the information.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
prior to a particular discovery interval, receiving by a first device in an ad-hoc wireless network discovery messages from respective devices of the ad-hoc wireless network, the discovery messages including information identifying the respective devices; caching the information identifying the respective devices; and during the particular discovery interval, sending a first discovery message that includes the information identifying the respective devices and a bit indicating that the first device has cached the information identifying the respective devices.