OPTIMIZED AD HOC NETWORKING

摘要

Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve network performance for ad hoc WLANs save power in service discovery phase and provide service availability information quickly and independently from the wireless channels used in the WLAN ad hoc networks. The embodiments perform link-local addressing, Multicast Domain Name Service (DNS), and DNS Service Discovery operations one or more channels of an ad hoc IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN. A protocol handler in a wireless device is coupled between a standard service discovery protocol module in the device, such as a Zeroconf protocol module or a UPnP protocol module, and at least one internet protocol stack in the device.