Multicast-based group communications in ad hoc arrangements of wireless devices
AssigneeIntel IP Corporation
InventorsAlexandre Stojanovski, Muthaiah Venkatachalam, Maik Bienas, Achim Luft, Pingping Zong
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Abstract
Wireless communication devices may directly communicate within groups of wireless communication devices using Layer-2 communications to implement “push-to-talk” type applications. In one implementation, a method may include generating a floor request signaling message to take control of a communication channel for a group. After transmitting data relating to the communications, a floor release signaling message may be generated and transmitted a number of times.
Claims1
An user equipment (UE) for proximity-based direct communications with one or more other UEs of a group, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more device-readable media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the UE to:
- obtain information related to the group including a layer-2 group identifier (ID) and an upper layer group ID;
- generate a frame having:
- a destination layer-2 address for the proximity-based direct communication, wherein the destination layer-2 address is based on the layer-2 group ID, and
- the upper layer group ID;
- and
- transmit the frame to the one or more other UEs affiliated with the layer-2 group ID.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.