Methods and systems for exploitation of well-connected nodes in peer-to-peer wireless networks
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsJ. Rodney Walton, John W. Ketchum, Oliver Michaelis
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for increasing a capacity in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network. A scheme has been proposed in which well-connected nodes of the P2P wireless network can be exploited in a manner that increases the overall connectivity of all the nodes in the network.
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A method for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- receiving a query for services;
- and
- responding to the query for services if the CM value is greater than a defined CM threshold value.
A method for wireless communications, comprising:
- receiving, from one or more wireless nodes of a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, a connectivity metric (CM) value associated with each of the wireless nodes indicative of a number of wireless nodes in the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- and
- transmitting a service query to the wireless node, if the received CM value exceeds a defined CM threshold value.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- logic for generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- logic for receiving a query for services;
- and
- logic for responding to the query for services if the CM value is greater than a defined CM threshold value.
An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
- logic for receiving, from one or more wireless nodes of a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, a connectivity metric (CM) value associated with each of the wireless nodes indicative of a number of wireless nodes in the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- and
- logic for transmitting a service query to the wireless node, if the received CM value exceeds a defined CM threshold value.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- means for generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- means for receiving a query for services;
- and
- means for responding to the query for services if the CM value is greater than a defined CM threshold value.
An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
- means for receiving, from one or more wireless nodes of a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, a connectivity metric (CM) value associated with each of the wireless nodes indicative of a number of wireless nodes in the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- and
- means for transmitting a service query to the wireless node, if the received CM value exceeds a defined CM threshold value.
A computer-program product 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 generating a connectivity metric (CM) value indicative of a number of other wireless nodes of the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- instructions for receiving a query for services;
- and
- instructions for responding to the query for services if the CM value is greater than a defined CM threshold value.
A computer-program product for wireless communications, comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions being executable by one or more processors and the instructions comprising:
- instructions for receiving, from one or more wireless nodes of a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, a connectivity metric (CM) value associated with each of the wireless nodes indicative of a number of wireless nodes in the P2P wireless network to which the wireless node is connected;
- and
- instructions for transmitting a service query to the wireless node, if the received CM value exceeds a defined CM threshold value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.