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Methods and systems for registrations and service announcements in peer-to-peer networks via cellular overlays

US8639242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Oliver Michaelis · San Diego, US
J. Rodney Walton · Carlisle, US
John W. Ketchum · Harvard, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2009
Grant date	Jan 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W48/16
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for registration and service announcements in peer-to-peer wireless networks to increase capacity of such networks. The present disclosure proposes a hybrid registration mechanism allowing a peer-to-peer node to leverage an administrative architecture of a neighboring cellular system.

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