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.
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A method for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- transmitting service announcements, from the wireless node, in accordance with at least one transmission parameter, wherein the at least one transmission parameter comprises a frequency of transmitting service announcements;
- monitoring, by the wireless node, a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- adjusting, at the wireless node, the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the node density of the P2P wireless network, wherein adjusting the at least one transmission parameter further comprises one of lowering the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density increases or increasing the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density decreases.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- means for transmitting service announcements, from the wireless node, in accordance with at least one transmission parameter, wherein the at least one transmission parameter comprises a frequency of transmitting service announcements;
- means for monitoring, by the wireless node, a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- means for adjusting, at the wireless node, the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the node density of the P2P wireless network, wherein the means for adjusting the at least one transmission parameter further comprises at least one of means for lowering the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density increases or means for increasing the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density decreases.
An apparatus for wireless communications by a wireless node in a peer-to-peer (P2P) wireless network, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
- transmit service announcements, from the wireless node, in accordance with at least one transmission parameter, wherein the at least one transmission parameter comprises a frequency of transmitting service announcements;
- monitor, by the wireless node, a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- adjust, at the wireless node, the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the node density of the P2P wireless network, wherein adjusting the at least one transmission parameter further comprises one of lowering the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density increases or increasing the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density decreases.
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, from the wireless node, in accordance with at least one transmission parameter, wherein the at least one transmission parameter comprises a frequency of transmitting service announcements;
- instructions for monitoring, by the wireless node, a node density of the P2P wireless network;
- and
- instructions for adjusting, at the wireless node, the at least one transmission parameter based at least in part on the node density of the P2P wireless network, wherein adjusting the at least one transmission parameter further comprises one of lowering the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density increases or increasing the frequency of transmitting service announcements when the node density decreases.
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