Methods and systems for peer-to-peer network discovery using multi-user diversity
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJ. Rodney Walton, John W. Ketchum
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for improving the effective coverage of nodes within a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network. Collection of nodes of the P2P network can have a larger aggregate coverage footprint than any given single node. This inherent multi-site property of P2P wireless networks can be exploited to provide each node with benefits of multi-user diversity, thus improving discovery of devices in the P2P network.
Claims40
A method for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- transmitting service announcements in accordance with at least one transmission parameter;
- monitoring a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- adjusting the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the monitored node density of the P2P wireless network.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- means for transmitting service announcements in accordance with at least one transmission parameter;
- means for monitoring a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- means for adjusting the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the monitored node density of the P2P wireless network.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- logic for transmitting service announcements in accordance with at least one transmission parameter;
- logic for monitoring a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- logic for adjusting the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the monitored node density of the P2P wireless network.
A software storage apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising:
- instructions for transmitting service announcements in accordance with at least one transmission parameter;
- instructions for monitoring a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- instructions for adjusting the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the monitored node density of the P2P wireless network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.