Bluetooth assisted nan cluster discovery
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsPO-KAI HUANG, ROBERT STACEY, CARLOS CORDEIRO, EMILY H. QI
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are techniques to enable discovery of a NAN cluster using low-power communication. According to such techniques, a NAN discovery beacon including information indicative of a schedule for communication using a first radio is transmitted using a second radio that utilizes a lower amount of power relative to the first radio.
Claims25
An apparatus for a device in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- circuitry;
- a scheduling component executable by the circuitry, the scheduling component to determine a schedule for communication using a first radio;
- and
- a beacon component executable by the circuitry, the beacon component to generate a discovery beacon for communication using a second radio, the discovery beacon to include an indication of the schedule.
An apparatus for a device in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
- circuitry;
- and
- a scheduling component executable by the circuitry, the scheduling component to determine a schedule for communication using a first radio;
- and
- a beacon component executable by the circuitry, the beacon component to conduct a background scan to receive a discovery beacon using a second radio, the discovery beacon to include an indication of the schedule.
A method implemented by a device in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- determining a schedule for communication using a first radio;
- and
- generating a discovery beacon to be communicated using a second radio, the discovery beacon to include an indication of the schedule, the second radio to utilize a lower amount of power relative to the first radio.
A method implemented by a device in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- conducting a background scan to receive a discovery beacon, the discovery beacon to include an indication of a schedule for communication using a first radio, wherein the background scan is conducted using a second radio, wherein the second radio utilizes a lower amount of power relative to the first radio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.