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Ad hoc network initiation

US8462644B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nokia · FI

Inventors

Jarkko Kneckt · Espoo, FI
Mika Kasslin · Helsinki, FI
Janne Marin · Espoo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2008
Grant date	Jun 11, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W8/005
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve network performance for ad hoc network initiation. Example embodiments include a new operational sequence for wireless devices initiating the use of an ad hoc network. The example embodiments require appropriately enabled wireless devices to only respond to probe request frames from other similarly appropriately enabled wireless devices. In this manner, two devices may avoid the time consuming effort of combining two different ad hoc networks into a single ad hoc network so that the two devices can communicate.

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