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Coding methods of communicating identifiers in peer discovery in a peer-to-peer network

US7961708B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 2007
Grant dateJun 14, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L5/0007
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying peers based upon encoded signals during peer discovery in a peer to peer network. For example, direct signaling that partitions a time-frequency resource into a number of segments can be utilized to communicate an identifier within a peer discovery interval; thus, a particular segment selected for transmission can signal a portion of the identifier, while a remainder can be signaled based upon tones communicated within the selected segment. Moreover, a subset of symbols within the resource can be reserved (e.g., unused) to enable identifying and/or correcting timing offset. Further, signaling can be effectuated over a plurality of peer discovery intervals such that partial identifiers communicated during each of the peer discovery intervals can be linked (e.g., based upon overlapping bits and/or bloom filter information).

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