Service discovery in a wireless network

摘要

Embodiments of service discovery in a wireless network involve an Access Point (AP) proxy service to represent service providers. The AP manages service provider information, which is provided in response to service requests from service consumers. The AP proxy capability is advertised as a broadcast message in the wireless network.

主权项

1. A method performed by a wireless access point for service discovery in a wireless communication network, comprising:
receiving a registration request from a service provider over the wireless communication network, the service provider having previously completed an association procedure with the wireless access point; determining whether the access point is capable of providing a proxy service for the service provider; storing a set of information for the service provider in a memory storage unit when there is capacity in the memory storage unit and the access point is capable of providing the proxy service; receiving a probe request message from a service consumer in the wireless communication network, the probe request message including a query element, the query element requesting service information from the wireless access point; and transmitting a probe response including at least a subset of the set of information for the service provider to the service consumer in the wireless communication network responsive to receiving the probe request.