Establishing a multicast signaling control channel based on a multicast address that is related to floor arbitration for a p2p session

A peer-to-peer (P2P) device that belongs to a P2P group, comprising:

• means for engaging in a P2P discovery procedure for discovering P2P devices that also belong to the P2P group;
• means for determining a multicast address to be used for signaling related to floor arbitration of a P2P session with the P2P group;
• means for exchanging signaling with one or more of the discovered P2P devices over a multicast signaling control channel of a P2P interface using the multicast address;
• means for identifying a leader that is responsible for performing a floor arbitration function for the P2P session;
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• means for participating in the P2P session by exchanging media with the P2P group over a media channel of the P2P interface that is separate from the multicast signaling control channel in accordance with the floor arbitration function performed by the leader.

A peer-to-peer (P2P) device that belongs to a P2P group, comprising:

• logic configured to engage in a P2P discovery procedure for discovering P2P devices that also belong to the P2P group;
• logic configured to determine a multicast address to be used for signaling related to floor arbitration of a P2P session with the P2P group;
• logic configured to exchange signaling with one or more of the discovered P2P devices over a multicast signaling control channel of a P2P interface using the multicast address;
• logic configured to identify a leader that is responsible for performing a floor arbitration function for the P2P session;
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• logic configured to participate in the P2P session by exchanging media with the P2P group over a media channel of the P2P interface that is separate from the multicast signaling control channel in accordance with the floor arbitration function performed by the leader.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a peer-to-peer (P2P) device that belongs to a P2P group, cause the P2P device to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• at least one instruction to cause the P2P device to engage in a P2P discovery procedure for discovering P2P devices that also belong to the P2P group;
• at least one instruction to cause the P2P device to determine a multicast address to be used for signaling related to floor arbitration of a P2P session with the P2P group;
• at least one instruction to cause the P2P device to exchange signaling with one or more of the discovered P2P devices over a multicast signaling control channel of the P2P interface using the multicast address;
• at least one instruction to cause the P2P device to identify a leader that is responsible for performing a floor arbitration function for the P2P session;
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• at least one instruction to cause the P2P device to participate in the P2P session by exchanging media with the P2P group over a media channel of a P2P interface that is separate from the multicast signaling control channel in accordance with the floor arbitration function performed by the leader.