CN104488349A

CN104488349A - Techniques to manage connection capabilities information in a wireless communications system

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Publication number: CN104488349A
Application number: CN201380033559.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 齐红; 朴珉英
Original assignee: Intel Corp
Current assignee: Intel Corp
Priority date: 2013-05-15
Filing date: 2013-12-20
Publication date: 2015-04-01
Also published as: CN110062370A; CN110062370B; EP2997786A4; EP2997786A1; WO2014185954A1

Abstract

Techniques to manage connection capabilities information for a wireless communications system are described. In various embodiments, for example an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit, a communications component for execution by the processor circuit to perform neighbor awareness networking (NAN) service discovery and to receive a NAN information element (IE) during the NAN service discovery, the NAN IE comprising a connection capability bitmap field describing one or more connection capabilities of a remote device, and a determination component for execution by the processor circuit to determine whether to initiate a connection with the remote device based on the connection capability bitmap field. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Description

The technology of concatenation ability information is managed in wireless communication system

cROSS REFERENCE

This application claims the priority with the U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61/823800 that on May 15th, 2013 proposes, this application is incorporated herein by reference in full.

Technical field

Described embodiment relates generally to the communication by wireless network herein.More particularly, described embodiment relates generally to transmit concatenation ability during any wireless network services finds operation herein.

Background technology

In a wireless communication system, device can utilize Relevant Service Discovery Technologies so that the service that in certainty annuity, other device provides.For allowing to find its service of providing, specific device can regular advertising service information.But this type of regular advertisement can cause sizable power and business load.For head it off, the technology found for device auto levelizer low-power background service can be utilized.The service that this type of technology can allow device realization and/or keep the device near perception and those devices to provide, and do not consume the power of huge amount or generate excessive business.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 illustrates an embodiment of operating environment.

Fig. 2 illustrates an embodiment of the first attribute format.

Fig. 3 illustrates an embodiment of the field of the first attribute format.

Fig. 4 illustrates an embodiment of the second attribute format.

Fig. 5 illustrates an embodiment of the 3rd attribute format.

Fig. 6 illustrates an embodiment of the 4th attribute format.

Fig. 7 illustrates an embodiment of the first equipment and an embodiment of the first system.

Fig. 8 illustrates an embodiment of the first logic flow.

Fig. 9 illustrates an embodiment of the second equipment and an embodiment of second system.

Figure 10 illustrates an embodiment of the second logic flow.

Figure 11 illustrates an embodiment of storage medium.

Figure 12 illustrates an embodiment of device.

Embodiment

There is described herein the technology for wireless communication system management concatenation ability information.In various embodiments, such as, equipment can comprise: processor circuit; Performed by processor circuit to perform neighbours' perception networking (NAN) service discovery and receive the communications component of NAN information element (IE) during NAN service discovery, NAN IE comprises the concatenation ability bitmap field of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device; And performed so that based on concatenation ability bitmap field by processor circuit, determine whether to start the connection locking assembly really with remote-control device.Also describe herein and claimed other embodiment.

Various embodiment is usually directed to advanced wireless communication system.Some embodiments relate to the wireless network realizing one or more Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) standard specially.In certain embodiments, such as, wireless network can according to WFA Wi-Fi direct standard, 2010 editions operations.In various embodiments, can be the wireless networks such as such as Wi-Fi direct net and realize neighbours' perception networking (NAN) technology, find to allow device auto levelizer low-power background service.In certain embodiments, the NAN service discovery scheme that can realize improving is to allow switch concatenation ability during NAN service discovery.But embodiment is not limited to these examples.

Present disclosure is not limited to the relevant standard of Wi-Fi direct, but also may be used on WLAN (wireless local area network) (WLAN), as realized the WLAN of one or more Institute of Electrical and Electric Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard (be sometimes referred to as Wi-Fi ").Present disclosure also may be used on wireless wide net (WWAN), wireless personal domain network (WPAN) and 3G or the 4G wireless standard relevant with the wireless device that WWAN comprises, subscriber equipment or the network equipment (comprising follow-up and modification).The example of 3G or 4G wireless standard can include but not limited to any standard of IEEE 802.16m and 802.16p standard, third generation partner program (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) and senior (LTE-A) standard of LTE-and senior international mobile telecommunication (IMT-ADV) standard, comprises its revised edition, follow-up and modification.Other example be applicable to includes but not limited to global system for mobile communications (GSM)/GSM evolution enhanced data-rates (EDGE) technology, Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)/high-speed packet access (HSPA) technology, inserting of microwave worldwide interoperability (WiMAX) or WiMAX II technology, code division multiple access (CDMA) 2000 systems technology (such as, CDMA2000 lxRTT, CDMA2000 EV-DO, CDMA EV-DV etc.), as high performance radio metropolitan area network (HIPERMAN) technology that ETSI (ETSI) wideband radio access network network (BRAN) defines, WiMAX (WiBro) technology, GSM (GSM/GPRS) technology of band General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) system, high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) technology, high speed Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) grouping access (HSOPA) technology, High Speed Uplink Packet access (HSUPA) systems technology, 3GPP version 8-12 of LTE/ system architecture evolution (SAE) etc.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, Wi-Fi direct network can according to the current standard in exploitation of WFA neighbours' perception networking task groups and/or technical operation.Such as, in certain embodiments, the device in Wi-Fi direct network can carry out service discovery according to the neighbours' perception internetworking meeting WFA neighbours' perception networking task groups (" NAN task groups ") accepted standard.According to the Present solutions that NAN task groups provides, once NAN device identifies required service, be just designated to allow to perform other action in the part of this device without mechanism.By allowing NAN device obtain concatenation ability information and determine how to be connected to other device based on this type of concatenation ability information during service discovery, there is disclosed herein the attribute that can solve this defect.In various embodiments, such as, NAN device in Wi-Fi direct network can based on one or more attribute received from remote-control device, be identified in the required service on remote-control device, and based on the concatenation ability information that one or more attribute comprises, determine how to be connected to remote-control device.Embodiment is not limited to this example.

By generality with reference to symbol used herein and term, can describe in detail according to the program process introduction performed on computer or computer network.These process prescriptions and expression are used for most effectively its action being conveyed to others skilled in the art by those skilled in the art.

Process herein and be usually regarded as producing the self-congruent sequence of operation of results needed.These operations are that those need the operation of the physical manipulation of physical quantity.These quantity usually but not necessarily adopt the form of electricity, magnetic or the light signal that can store, transmit, combine, compare and otherwise manipulate.These signals are called bit, value, element, symbol, character, item, numeral or proof like this are easily sometimes, the reason of this mainly Common usage.But it should be noted, all these and similar term will be associated with suitable physical quantity, and be just applied to the convenient mark of those amounts.

In addition, the manipulation of execution is often called terms such as such as adding or compare, and these terms are associated with the mental operation that operating personnel perform usually.In most of the cases, in any operation described herein of a part forming one or more embodiment, this type of ability of operating personnel is not required or desired.On the contrary, operation is machine operation.Useful machine for performing the operation of various embodiment comprises general purpose digital computer or similar device.

Various embodiment also relates to for performing these equipment operated or systems.This equipment can be the object of requirement and builds specially, or it can comprise the all-purpose computer as optionally activated by the computer program stored in computer or reconfigured.The process introduced herein does not relate to certain computer or miscellaneous equipment in itself.Various general-purpose machinery can use together with the program write according to instruction herein, or provable structure more specialized apparatus to perform the desired method step be easily.Structure for the requirement of these machines multiple will appear in the description that provides.

Referring now to figure.In the following description, for ease of explaining, set forth many details to provide its detailed understanding.But, can it is realized that, the novel embodiment of practice can not need these specific detail.In other cases, the construction and device known illustrates in form of a block diagram to be conducive to it and describes.Object comprises all modifications consistent with described theme, equivalent and alternative.

Fig. 1 illustrates the operating environment 100 that such as can represent various embodiment.As shown in Figure 1, wireless device 102 can generate NAN information element (IE) 104.In certain embodiments, wireless device 102 can comprise the radio communication device of tool NAN ability, as the flat board of tool NAN ability, laptop computer or desk-top computer, smart phone, cell phone, electronic reader, personal digital assistant or other electronic installation.In an example embodiment, wireless device 102 can comprise the Ultrabook device produced by the Intel Corporation of Santa Clara, California.In various embodiments, NAN IE 104 can comprise and in conjunction with NAN service discovery, will be provided to the information of one or more remote-control device.Such as, in certain embodiments, NAN IE 104 can comprise the information of the service provided about wireless device 102, and can be generated, and the NAN service discovery be combined in the part of remote wireless device 106 and be provided to remote wireless device 106.In various embodiments, wireless device 106 can comprise the radio communication device of another tool NAN ability, as any example aforementioned relative to wireless device 102.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

In certain embodiments, NAN IE 104 can comprise concatenation ability attribute 108.Concatenation ability attribute 108 can comprise the data element for passing on the information relevant with the concatenation ability of wireless device 102.In various embodiments, when wireless device 106 starts NAN service discovery, wireless device 102 can be used for NAN IE 104 to be sent to wireless device 106.Wireless device 106 can be used for determining whether wireless device 102 provides wireless device 106 to want any service obtained based on NAN IE 104.In certain embodiments, when wireless device 102 provides one or more required service really, the information received in concatenation ability attribute 108 can allow wireless device 106 to determine the appropriate ways be connected with wireless device 102 after NAN service discovery.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

Fig. 2 illustrates concatenation ability attribute 200, as comprised the example of the concatenation ability attribute 108 of Fig. 1.Such as, the NAN device in Wi-Fi direct network can generate the NAN information element (IE) comprising concatenation ability attribute 200 in certain embodiments during NAN service discovery.As shown in Figure 2, concatenation ability attribute 200 can comprise attribute ID field 202, length field 204 and concatenation ability bitmap field 206.In various embodiments, attribute ID field 202 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, and length field 204 can comprise 2 eight bit bytes, and concatenation ability bitmap field 206 can comprise 2 eight bit bytes.In certain embodiments, attribute ID field 202 can comprise the value that instruction attribute is concatenation ability attribute.In various embodiments, length field 204 can comprise the value of the length of the field subsequently of instruction concatenation ability attribute 200.Such as, length field 204 can comprise the value of the length of instruction concatenation ability bitmap 206.In various embodiments, length field 204 can comprise value 2.In certain embodiments, as will be discussed in more detail below, concatenation ability bitmap field 206 can comprise one group of bit of the concatenation ability describing the device generating concatenation ability attribute 200.These fields and field size are demonstrations, and the given realization of concatenation ability attribute 200 can have different field and field size.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

Fig. 3 illustrates concatenation ability bitmap field 300, as can be included in Fig. 2 concatenation ability attribute 200 in the example of concatenation ability bitmap field 206.As shown in Figure 3, concatenation ability bitmap field 300 can comprise Wi-Fi direct son field 302, Wi-Fi direct service sub-field 304, TDLS son field 306, AP infrastructure son field 308, P2P operator field 310 and cellular service son field 312.In various embodiments, these son fields are each comprises a bit.In certain embodiments, concatenation ability bitmap field 300 can comprise one or more reserved bit 314.In various embodiments, such as, concatenation ability bitmap field 300 can comprise 10 reserved bit 314.These son fields and son field size are demonstrations, and the given realization of concatenation ability bitmap field 300 can have different son field and son field size.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In certain embodiments, Wi-Fi direct son field 302 can comprise the value indicating the device generating concatenation ability attribute 200 whether to support Wi-Fi direct.In various embodiments, if device supports Wi-Fi direct, then Wi-Fi direct son field 302 can comprise value 1, otherwise, value 0 can be comprised.In various embodiments, Wi-Fi direct service sub-field 304 can comprise the device that instruction generates concatenation ability attribute 200 and whether supports the value that Wi-Fi direct is served.In various embodiments, if device supports Wi-Fi direct service, then Wi-Fi direct service sub-field 304 can comprise value 1, otherwise, value 0 can be comprised.In certain embodiments, TDLS son field 306 can comprise the value indicating the device generating concatenation ability attribute 200 whether to support tunnelling direct link setting (TDLS).In various embodiments, if device supports TDLS, then TDLS son field 306 can comprise value 1, otherwise, value 0 can be comprised.Embodiment is not limited to these example values.

In various embodiments, AP infrastructure son field 308 can comprise the value indicating the device generating concatenation ability attribute 200 whether to be connected to infrastructure access point (AP).In various embodiments, if device is connected to infrastructure AP, then AP infrastructure son field 308 can comprise value 1, otherwise, value 0 can be comprised.In certain embodiments, P2P operator field 310 can comprise device that instruction generates concatenation ability attribute 200 whether as the value of reciprocity (P2P) device, group or client operation.In various embodiments, if device is as P2P device, P2P group or P2P client operation, then P2P operator field 310 can comprise value 1, otherwise can comprise value 0.In various embodiments, cellular service son field 312 can comprise the value indicating the device generating concatenation ability attribute 200 whether to be connected to cellular service.In various embodiments, if device is connected to cellular service, then cellular service son field 312 can comprise value 1, otherwise, value 0 can be comprised.Embodiment is not limited to these example values.

In certain embodiments, the device received from the concatenation ability attribute 200 of the second device can, based on the concatenation ability of the various field instructions of concatenation ability bitmap field 300, determine whether to obtain service from this second device.Such as, the wireless device 106 of Fig. 1 based on the determination carrying out the connection of required type according to wireless device 102 ability of concatenation ability bitmap field 300, can start with the connection of wireless device 102 to obtain service from wireless device 102.In another example, wireless device 104 based on the determination can not carrying out the connection of required type according to the wireless device 102 of concatenation ability bitmap field 300, can not start the connection with wireless device 102.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

In certain embodiments, the device indicating it can carry out specific connection in concatenation ability attribute 200 can generate one or more other information attribute to provide the other information about those abilities.In various embodiments, device can comprise one or more this type of other information attribute at the information element identical with concatenation ability attribute 200.Such as, in certain embodiments, the wireless device 102 of Fig. 1 can generate NAN IE 104, and make it comprise concatenation ability attribute 108 and one or more other information attribute, this other information attribute comprises the other information about the ability identified in concatenation ability attribute 108.The example of the other information attribute that device can generate in various embodiments is discussed relative to Fig. 4-6 below.

Fig. 4 illustrates the AP infrastructure information attribute 400 that the device being connected to infrastructure AP can generate during service discovery.In various embodiments, generate concatenation ability attribute 200, the device indicating it to be connected to infrastructure AP can comprise AP infrastructure information attribute 400 at the IE identical with this concatenation ability attribute 200.Such as, the NAN device generating NAN IE can comprise AP infrastructure information attribute 400, NAN IE and comprise the concatenation ability attribute 200 that instruction NAN device is connected to infrastructure AP in this NAN IE.

As shown in Figure 4, AP infrastructure attribute 400 can comprise attribute ID field 402, length field 404, MAC Address field 406, national String field 408, class of operation field 410, channel number fields 412 and time offset field 414.In certain embodiments, attribute ID field 402 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, length field 404 can comprise 2 eight bit bytes, MAC Address field 406 can comprise 6 eight bit bytes, country's String field 408 can comprise 3 eight bit bytes, class of operation field 410 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, and channel number fields 412 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, and time migration field 411 can comprise 4 eight bit bytes.These fields and field size are demonstrations, and the given realization of AP infrastructure information attribute 400 can have different field and field size.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, attribute ID field 402 can comprise the value that instruction attribute is AP infrastructure information attribute.In certain embodiments, length field 404 can comprise the value of the length of the field subsequently of instruction AP infrastructure information attribute 400.In certain embodiments, length field 404 can comprise value 15.In various embodiments, the basic service set identification (BSSID) of the infrastructure AP that the device that MAC Address field 406 can comprise generation AP infrastructure information attribute 400 is connected to.In certain embodiments, national String field 408 can comprise the value of the effective country code of value indicating it in class of operation field 410 and channel number fields 412.In various embodiments, national String field 408 can be included in the annex J(" annex J " of the ieee standard 802.11j-2008 for national string attributes such as such as " dot11CountryString " attributes) the middle value defined.In certain embodiments, the 3rd eight bit character of national character string 408 can comprise value x04 to indicate the table J-4 using annex J.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

In various embodiments, class of operation field 410 can comprise the value of frequency band residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation.In certain embodiments, the value defined in annex J can be used for the many gigabits of non-directional (non-DMG) and connects, and at the annex E(" annex E " of ieee standard 802.11-2012) in the value of definition can be used for DMG and connect.In certain embodiments, channel number fields 412 can comprise the value of channel number residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation.In certain embodiments, the value defined in annex J can be used for non-DMG and connects, and the value defined in annex E can be used for DMG connection.In various embodiments, time migration field 414 can comprise the value of instruction time started, in this time started, and channel of operation while device can use channel number fields 412 to identify.In certain embodiments, time migration field 414 can comprise the value stated with 802.11 chronomeres (TU).Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

Fig. 5 illustrates the P2P operation information attribute 500 that can generate during service discovery at the device operated as P2P device.In various embodiments, generate concatenation ability attribute 200, indicate it can comprise P2P operation information attribute 500 at the IE identical with this concatenation ability attribute 200 at the device operated as P2P device.Such as, the NAN device generating NAN IE can comprise P2P operation information attribute 500, NAN IE and comprise instruction NAN device at the concatenation ability attribute 200 operated as P2P device in this NAN IE.

As shown in Figure 5, P2P operation information attribute 500 can comprise attribute ID field 502, length field 504, P2P device Casting field 506, MAC Address field 508, national String field 510, class of operation field 512, channel number fields 514 and time offset field 516.In certain embodiments, attribute ID field 502 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, length field 504 can comprise 2 eight bit bytes, P2P device Casting field 506 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, MAC Address field 508 can comprise 6 eight bit bytes, and national String field 510 can comprise 3 eight bit bytes, and class of operation field 512 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, channel number fields 514 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, and time migration field 516 can comprise 4 eight bit bytes.These fields and field size are demonstrations, and the given realization of P2P operation information attribute 500 can have different field and field size.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, attribute ID field 502 can comprise the value that instruction attribute is P2P operation information attribute.In certain embodiments, length field 504 can comprise the value of the length of the field subsequently of instruction P2P operation information attribute 500.In various embodiments, length field 504 can comprise value 15.In certain embodiments, if P2P device Casting field 506 is as the operation of P2P device, then the role being used for device is indicated.In various embodiments, the device generating P2P operation information attribute 500 can belong to P2P group, and MAC Address field 508 can comprise the MAC Address of this P2P group.In other embodiments, the device generating P2P operation information attribute 500 can be used as the operation of P2P device, but can not belong to P2P group, and MAC Address field 508 can comprise the P2P unit address for device.In certain embodiments, national String field 510 can comprise the value of the effective country code of value indicating it in class of operation field 512 and channel number fields 514.In various embodiments, the value defined in the I annex J that national String field 510 can be included in for national string attributes such as such as " dot11CountryString " attributes.In certain embodiments, the 3rd eight bit character of national character string 510 can comprise value x04 to indicate the table J-4 using annex J.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

Belong in the various embodiments of P2P group at the device generating P2P operation information attribute 500, class of operation field 512 can comprise the value of frequency band residing for instruction P2P group current operation.Generating the device of P2P operation information attribute 500 as the operation of P2P device, but do not belonging in some embodiments of P2P group, class of operation field 512 can comprise the value indicating the P2P for device to intercept the frequency band of channel.In certain embodiments, the value defined in annex J can be used for the many gigabits of non-directional (non-DMG) and connects, and the value defined in annex E can be used for DMG connection.The device generating P2P operation information attribute 500 belong to P2P group some execute in example, channel number class field 514 can comprise the value of channel number residing for instruction P2P group current operation.Generating the device of P2P operation information attribute 500 as the operation of P2P device, but do not belonging in the various embodiments of P2P group, channel number fields 514 can comprise the value indicating the P2P for device to intercept the channel number of channel.In certain embodiments, the value defined in annex J can be used for non-DMG and connects, and the value defined in annex E can be used for DMG connection.In various embodiments, time migration field 516 can comprise the value of instruction time started, in this time started, and the channel of operation that device can use channel number fields 514 to identify or intercept channel.In certain embodiments, time migration field 516 can comprise with the value of 802.11 TU statements.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

Fig. 6 illustrates the cellular service information attribute 600 that the device being connected to cellular service can generate during service discovery.In various embodiments, generate concatenation ability attribute 200, the device indicating it to be connected to cellular service can comprise cellular service information attribute 600 at the IE identical with this concatenation ability attribute 200.Such as, the NAN device generating NAN IE can comprise cellular service information attribute 600, NAN IE and comprise the concatenation ability attribute 200 that instruction NAN device is connected to cellular service in this NAN IE.

As shown in Figure 6, cellular service information attribute 600 can comprise attribute ID field 602, length field 604 and phone number field 606.In certain embodiments, attribute ID field 602 can comprise 1 eight bit byte, and length field 604 can comprise 2 eight bit bytes, and phone number field 606 can comprise 8 eight bit bytes.These fields and field size are demonstrations, and the given realization of cellular service information attribute 600 can have different field and field size.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, attribute ID field 602 can comprise the value that instruction attribute is cellular service information attribute.In certain embodiments, length field 604 can comprise the value of the length of the field subsequently of instruction cellular service information attribute 600.In certain embodiments, length field 604 can comprise value 8.In various embodiments, phone number field 606 can comprise the value that instruction generates the telephone number of the device of cellular service information attribute 600.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

Fig. 7 illustrates the block diagram of equipment 700.Equipment 700 comprises the example of equipment, and as the wireless device 102 of Fig. 1, equipment can generate and send the NAN IE of the concatenation ability attributes such as the concatenation ability attribute 200 comprising such as Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 7, equipment 700 comprises multiple element, comprises processor circuit 702, memory cell 704, reporting component 706 and communications component 708.But embodiment is not limited thereto the type of element shown in figure, quantity or layout.

In various embodiments, equipment 700 can comprise processor circuit 702.Processor circuit 702 can use any processor or logic device to realize, as complex instruction set computer (CISC) (CISC) microprocessor, Jing Ke Cao Neng (RISC) microprocessor, very long instruction word (VLIW) microprocessor, x86 instruction set compatible processor, the processor, such as dual core processor or the double-core that realize the combination of instruction set move the polycaryon processors such as processor or other microprocessor any or CPU (CPU).Processor circuit 702 also can be embodied as application specific processor, as controller, microcontroller, flush bonding processor, chip multi-processor (CMP), coprocessor, digital signal processor (DSP), network processing unit, Media Processor, I/O (170) processor, medium access control (MAC) processor, radio baseband processor, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA), programmable logic device (PLD) etc.Such as, in one embodiment, processor circuit 702 can be embodied as general processor, as the processor produced by Santa Clara Intel company.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In certain embodiments, equipment 700 can comprise memory cell 704 or be arranged to be coupled with it by correspondence.Memory cell 704 can use data-storable any machine readable or computer-readable medium to realize, and comprises volatibility and nonvolatile memory.Such as, memory cell 704 can comprise read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), dynamic ram (DRAM), double data rate (DDR) DRAM (DDRAM), synchronous dram (SDRAM), static RAM (SRAM) (SRAM), programming ROM (PROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, polymer memory, as ferroelectric polymer memory, ovonic memory, phase transformation or ferroelectric memory, silicon oxide nitride oxide silicon (SONOS) memory, the medium of other type any of magnetic card or optical card or applicable storage information.It should be noted that, some parts or all memory cell 704 can be included on identical integrated circuit with processor circuit 702, or alternative some parts or all on memory cell 704 integrated circuit that can be arranged in the integrated circuit external of processor circuit 702 or other medium, such as, on hard disk drive.Although memory cell 704 is included in equipment 700 in the figure 7, in certain embodiments, memory cell 704 can be outside at equipment 700.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, equipment 700 can comprise reporting component 706.Reporting component 706 can to comprise for generating NAN IE to be combined in the NAN service discovery in the part of remote-control device, is sent to the logic of those remote-control devices, circuit and/or instruction.In certain embodiments, reporting component 706 can be used for generating NAN IE, and NAN IE comprises the information identifying the information of one or more service and the various concatenation abilities of description equipment 700 provided by equipment 700.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, equipment 700 can comprise communications component 708.Communications component 708 can comprise for sending a message to one or more remote-control device and/or receiving from the logic of the message of one or more remote-control device, circuit and/or instruction.In certain embodiments, communications component 708 can be used for being combined in NAN service discovery in the part of remote-control device and/or combination provides service to those remote-control devices, exchanges messages with one or more remote-control device.In various embodiments, the NAN IE that communications component 708 can be used for reporting component 706 to generate is sent to one or more remote-control device.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

Fig. 7 also illustrates the block diagram of system 740.System 740 can comprise any aforementioned element of equipment 700.System 740 also can comprise one or more other assembly.Such as, in various embodiments, system 740 can comprise radio frequency (RF) transceiver 744.RF transceiver 744 can comprise one or several radio that can use various applicable wireless communication technology transmission and Received signal strength.

This type of technology can relate to the communication across one or several wireless network.Exemplary wireless network includes, but is not limited to WLAN (wireless local area network) (WLAN), wireless personal-area network (WPAN), wireless MAN (WMAN), cellular network and satellite network.In communicating across such network, RF transceiver 744 can operate according to one or several applied code of any version.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In certain embodiments, system 740 can comprise one or more RF antenna 757.The example of any specific RF antenna 757 can comprise inside antenna, omnidirectional antenna, unipole antenna, dipole antenna, end feedback antenna, circular polarized antenna, microstrip antenna, diversity antenna, dual antenna, three frequency-band antennas, four frequency-band antennas etc.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.In certain embodiments, communications component 708 can be used for using RF transceiver 747 and/or one or more RF antenna 757, with one or more remote-control device switched communication.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, system 740 can comprise display 745.Display 745 can

Comprise any display unit that can show the information received from processor circuit 702.The example of display 745 can comprise television set, monitor, projecting apparatus and computer screen.Such as, in one embodiment, display 745 can be realized by the applicable visual interface of liquid crystal display (LCD), light-emitting diode (LED) or other type.Display 745 such as can comprise contact sensitive display screen (" touch-screen ").In various embodiments, display 745 can comprise one or more thin-film transistor (TFT) LCD containing embedded transistor.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In general operation, equipment 700 and/or system 740 can be used for providing one or more service so that by performing NAN service discovery to identify that this type of one or more remote-control device of serving uses.In various embodiments, equipment 700 and/or system 740 can be used for generating NAN IE to be sent to remote-control device during NAN service discovery.In certain embodiments, NAN IE can comprise the information of the information of service that identification equipment 700 and/or system 740 provide and the concatenation ability of description equipment 700 and/or system 740.In various embodiments, the remote-control device receiving this type of NAN IE can be used for, through the connection according to the concatenation ability information foundation comprised at this type of NAN IE, obtaining service from equipment 700 and/or system 740.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In certain embodiments, reporting component 706 can be used for determining to transmit information on services so that the NAN service discovery that one or more remote-control device that combination can comprise remote-control device 750 carries out uses.Remote-control device 750 can comprise the device of tool NAN ability, and can be similar or identical with the wireless device 104 of Fig. 1.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, reporting component 706 can be used for generating NAN IE 710 to allow the NAN service discovery in the part of remote-control device 750 and/or one or more other remote-control device.In certain embodiments, NAN IE 710 can comprise the information of the service that relevant devices 700 and/or system 740 provide, and can be identical or similar with the NAN IE 104 of Fig. 1.In various embodiments, NAN IE 710 can comprise concatenation ability attribute 712.Concatenation ability attribute 712 can comprise the data element for passing on the information relevant with the concatenation ability of equipment 700 and/or system 740, and can be identical or similar with the concatenation ability attribute 200 of the concatenation ability attribute 108 of Fig. 1 and/or Fig. 2.In certain embodiments, concatenation ability attribute 712 can comprise concatenation ability bitmap field 714.Concatenation ability bitmap field 714 can comprise the information of one or more concatenation ability of description equipment 700 and/or system 740, and can be identical or similar with the concatenation ability bitmap field 300 of the concatenation ability bitmap field 206 of Fig. 2 and/or Fig. 3.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, communications component 708 can be used for NAN IE 710 being sent to remote-control device 750 and/or one or more other remote-control device.Such as, in certain embodiments, communications component 708 can be used for using RF transceiver 744 and/or one or more RF antenna 757, and NAN IE 710 is sent to remote-control device 750.In various embodiments, remote-control device 750 can be used for receiving NAN IE 710, and determines whether the connection of startup and equipment 700 and/or system 740 based on NAN IE 710.In certain embodiments, remote-control device 750 can be used for determining whether equipment 700 and/or system 740 provide one or more required service based on NAN IE 710.In various embodiments, when equipment 700 and/or system 740 provide one or more required service, remote-control device 750 can be used for determining to start with equipment 700 and/or system 740 being connected.In certain embodiments, remote-control device 750 can be used for determining this type of connection type connected based on concatenation ability bitmap field 714.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

Fig. 8 illustrates an embodiment of logic flow 800, and this embodiment can represent the operation performed by one or more embodiment described herein such as the equipment 700 of such as Fig. 7 and/or system 740.As shown in Figure 8, can determine to transmit information on services to use in the NAN service discovery undertaken by one or more remote-control device 802.Such as, the reporting component 706 of Fig. 7 can be used for determining should to identify that the information on services of one or more service provided by equipment 700 and/or system 740 is sent to remote-control device 750.804, the NAN IE comprising the concatenation ability bitmap field describing one or more concatenation ability can be generated.Such as, the reporting component 706 of Fig. 7 can be used for generating the NAN IE 710 comprising concatenation ability bitmap field 714, one or more concatenation ability of this field description equipment 700 and/or system 740.806, NAN IE can be sent to one or more remote-control device.Such as, the communications component 708 of Fig. 7 can be used for NAN IE 710 to be sent to remote-control device 750.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

Fig. 9 illustrates the block diagram of equipment 900.Equipment 900 comprises the example of equipment, and as the wireless device 104 of Fig. 1, equipment can receive the NAN IE of the concatenation ability attributes such as the concatenation ability attribute 200 comprising such as Fig. 2.As shown in Figure 9, equipment 900 comprises multiple element, comprises processor circuit 902, memory cell 904, communications component 906 and determines assembly 908.But embodiment is not limited thereto the type of element shown in figure, quantity or layout.

In various embodiments, equipment 900 can comprise processor circuit 902.Processor circuit 902 can use any processor or logic device to realize, and can be identical or similar with the processor circuit 702 of Fig. 7.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.In certain embodiments, equipment 900 can comprise memory cell 904 or be arranged to be coupled with it by correspondence.Memory cell 904 can use data-storable any machine readable or computer-readable medium to realize, and comprises volatibility and nonvolatile memory, and can be identical or similar with the memory cell 704 of Fig. 7.It should be noted that, some parts or all memory cell 904 can be included on identical integrated circuit with processor circuit 902, or alternative some parts or all on memory cell 904 integrated circuit that can be arranged in the integrated circuit external of processor circuit 902 or other medium, such as, on hard disk drive.Although memory cell 904 is included in equipment 900 in fig .9, in certain embodiments, memory cell 904 can be outside at equipment 900.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, equipment 900 can comprise communications component 906.Communications component 906 can comprise for sending a message to one or more remote-control device and/or receiving from the logic of the message of one or more remote-control device, circuit and/or instruction.In certain embodiments, communications component 908 can be used for combining and performs the NAN service discovery of service that remote-control device provides and/or combination is connected to this remote-control device to obtain this type of service, exchanges messages with this remote-control device.In various embodiments, from one or more NAN IE of this type of remote-control device during communications component 906 can be used for being received in NAN service discovery.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In certain embodiments, equipment 900 can comprise and determines assembly 908.Determine that assembly 908 can comprise the connection for determining whether and/or how to be established to remote-control device to obtain logic of one or more service that this remote-control device provides, circuit and/or instruction.In various embodiments, reporting component 906 can be used for generating NAN IE, and NAN IE comprises the information identifying the information of one or more service and the various concatenation abilities of description equipment 900 provided by equipment 900.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

Fig. 9 also illustrates the block diagram of system 940.System 940 can comprise any aforementioned element of equipment 900.System 940 also can comprise one or more other assembly.Such as, in various embodiments, system 940 can comprise RF transceiver 944.RF transceiver 944 can comprise one or more radio that can use various applicable wireless communication technology transmission and reception, and can be identical or similar with the RF transceiver 744 of Fig. 7.

In certain embodiments, system 940 can comprise one or more RF antenna 957.Any antenna of those antennas mentioned relative to the RF antenna 757 of Fig. 7 before the example of any specific RF antenna 957 can comprise.In certain embodiments, communications component 906 can be used for using RF transceiver 944 and/or one or more RF antenna 957, with one or more remote-control device switched communication.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, system 940 can comprise display 945.Display 945 can comprise any display unit that can show the information received from processor circuit 902, and can be identical or similar with the display 745 of Fig. 7.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In general operation, equipment 900 and/or system 940 can be used for performing NAN service discovery to identify one or more service that one or more remote-control device provides.In various embodiments, during NAN service discovery, equipment 900 and/or system 940 can be used for receiving various NAN IE, and these IE comprise the information of the information identifying available service and the concatenation ability describing the remote-control device providing those to serve.In certain embodiments, equipment 900 and or system 940 can be used for the connection that the concatenation ability information through comprising according to this type of NAN IE sets up, obtain service from one or more remote-control device.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In various embodiments, communications component 906 can be used for starting the NAN service discovery with remote-control device 960.Remote-control device 960 can comprise the device of the tool NAN ability providing one or more to serve, and can be identical or similar with the equipment 700 of the wireless device 102 of Fig. 1 and/or Fig. 7 and/or system 740.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In certain embodiments, during NAN service discovery, communications component 906 can be used for receiving the NAN IE 910 from remote-control device 960.In various embodiments, NAN IE 910 can comprise the information of the service provided about wireless device 960, and can be identical or similar with the NAN IE 710 of the NAN IE 104 of Fig. 1 and/or Fig. 7.In certain embodiments, NAN IE 910 can comprise concatenation ability attribute 912.Concatenation ability attribute 912 can comprise the data element for passing on the information relevant with the concatenation ability of wireless device 960, and can be identical or similar with the concatenation ability attribute 712 of the concatenation ability attribute 200 of the concatenation ability attribute 108 of Fig. 1, Fig. 2 and/or Fig. 7.In various embodiments, concatenation ability attribute 912 can comprise concatenation ability bitmap field 914.Concatenation ability bitmap field 914 can comprise the information of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device 960, and can be identical or similar with the concatenation ability bitmap field 714 of the concatenation ability bitmap field 300 of the concatenation ability bitmap field 206 of Fig. 2, Fig. 3 and/or Fig. 7.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In certain embodiments, determine that assembly 908 can be used for determining whether to start the connection with remote-control device 960 based on NAN IE 910.In various embodiments, determine that assembly 908 can be used for determining whether remote-control device 960 provides one or more required service based on NAN IE 910.In certain embodiments, when remote-control device 960 provides one or more required service, determine that assembly 908 can be used for determining whether to start the connection with remote-control device 960.In various embodiments, when determining to start the connection with remote-control device 960, determine that assembly 908 can be used for the connection type determining being connected to remote-control device 960.In some these type of embodiments, determine that assembly 908 can be used for determining connection type based on concatenation ability bitmap field 914.In an example embodiment, determine that assembly 908 can be used for determining that remote-control device 960 provides required service, and therefore connect and will start, and the information that can be used for based on indicating remote-control device 960 can set up Wi-Fi direct connection in concatenation ability bitmap field 914, determining to connect will be that Wi-Fi direct connects.Embodiment is not limited to this example.

Figure 10 illustrates an embodiment of logic flow 1000, and this embodiment can represent the operation performed by one or more embodiment described herein such as the equipment 900 of such as Fig. 9 and/or system 940.As shown in Figure 10, NAN service discovery can be started at wireless device 1002.Such as, the communications component 906 of Fig. 9 can be used for starting NAN service discovery to determine whether remote-control device 960 provides any required service.1004, during NAN service discovery, can receive NAN IE, NAN IE comprises the concatenation ability bitmap field of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device.Such as, during the NAN service discovery relative to remote-control device 960, the communications component 906 of Fig. 9 can be used for receiving NAN IE 910, this IE can comprise the concatenation ability attribute 912 indicating concatenation ability bitmap field 914.1006, based on NAN IE, can determine whether to start the connection with remote-control device.Such as, based on NAN IE 910, Fig. 9 really locking assembly 908 can be used for by determining whether remote-control device 960 provides any required service, determine whether to start and the connection of remote-control device 960.If determine not start connection 1006, then logic flow can terminate.If determine startup to connect 1006, then logic flow can forward 1008 to.1008, based on concatenation ability bitmap field, the connection type being connected to remote-control device can be determined.Such as, Fig. 9 really locking assembly 908 can be used for based on concatenation ability bitmap field 914, determines the connection type being connected to remote-control device 960.Embodiment is not limited to these examples.

Figure 11 illustrates an embodiment of storage medium 1100.Storage medium 1100 can comprise goods.In one embodiment, storage medium 1100 can comprise any non-transitory computer-readable medium or machine readable media, as optics, magnetic or semiconductor storage.Storage medium 1100 can store various types of computer executable instructions, as the computer executable instructions of the logic flow 1000 of the logic flow 800 and/or Figure 10 that realize Fig. 8.The example of computer-readable or machinable medium can comprise can any tangible medium of storage of electronic, comprises volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, detachable or non-removable memory, erasable or non-erasable memory, can write or recordable memory etc.The example of computer executable instructions can comprise the code of any applicable type, as source code, coding and decoding, interpreter code, executable code, quiet code, dynamic code, object-oriented code, visible code and like this.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

Figure 12 illustrates an embodiment of the device 1200 used in the wireless communication systems such as such as IEEE 802.11 wlan system.Device 1200 can be applicable to realization and realize various embodiment, as the logic flow 1000 of the equipment 700 of Fig. 7 and/or system 740, the logic flow 800 of Fig. 8, the system 900 of Fig. 9 and/or system 940 and/or Figure 10.Device 1200 can such as realize in subscriber equipment (UE), base station, storage medium 1100 and/or logical circuit 1230.Logical circuit 1230 can comprise the operation of physical circuit performance description for UE or base station.As shown in figure 12, device 1200 can comprise radio interface 1210, baseband circuit 1220 and computing platform 1230, but embodiment is not limited thereto configuration.

Device 1200 can realize being used for UE, base station, the some or all of structure of storage medium 1100 and/or logical circuit 1230 and/or operation in single computational entity, as all in single assembly.Alternative, device 1200 can use distributed systems architecture across the distribution of multiple computational entity for the part-structure of UE, base station, storage medium 1100 and/or logical circuit 1230 and/or operation, as the distributed system of client-server architecture, 3 layer architectures, N layer architecture, close-coupled or cluster architecture, peer-to-peer architecture, master slave architectures, shared data bank architecture and other type.Embodiment in this context and unrestricted.

In one embodiment, radio interface 1210 can comprise and is applicable to transmit and/or receive single carrier or multicarrier modulated signal (such as, comprise complementary code keying (CCK) and/or OFDM (OFDM) symbol) assembly or the combination of assembly, but inventive embodiment is not limited to any particular air interface or modulation scheme.Radio interface 1210 such as can comprise receiver 1212, conveyer 1216 and/or frequency synthesizer 1214.Radio interface 1210 can comprise biased control, crystal oscillator and/or one or more antenna 1218- p.In another embodiment, radio interface 1210 can use external voltage to control oscillator (VCO), surface acoustic wave filter, intermediate frequency (IF) filter and/or RF filter as required.Due to multiple possible RF Interface design reason, have ignored it and launch to describe.

Baseband circuit 1220 can carry out communicating to process with radio interface 1210, receive and/or transmission signal, and such as can comprise for by receive signal down-conversion analog to digital converter 1222, be used for signal up-conversion so that the digital to analog converter 1224 transmitted.In addition, baseband circuit 1220 can comprise base band for the PHY link layer process of corresponding reception/transmission signal or physical layer (PHY) treatment circuit 1256.Baseband circuit 1220 such as can comprise the treatment circuit 1228 for medium access control (MAC)/data link layer deals.Baseband circuit 1220 can comprise for such as carrying out the Memory Controller 1232 communicated through one or more interface 1234 and treatment circuit 1228 and/or computing platform 1230.

In certain embodiments, PHY treatment circuit 1226 can comprise the electrical combination other with such as buffer memory etc. to build and/or the frame of destructing communication frame builds and/or detection module.Alternative or in addition, MAC treatment circuit 1228 can be some function sharing process of these functions, or perform these process independent of PHY treatment circuit 1226.In certain embodiments, MAC and PHY process accessible site is in single circuit.

Computing platform 1230 can be provided for the computing functionality of device 1200.As shown in the figure, computing platform 1230 can comprise processing components 1240.Except baseband circuit 1220 or alternative as it, device 1200 can use processing components 1230 to perform process operation for UE, base station, storage medium 1100 and/or logical circuit 1230 or logic.Processing components 1230(and/or PHY 1226 and/or MAC 1228) various hardware element, software element or both combinations can be comprised.The example of hardware element can comprise device, logic device, assembly, processor, microprocessor, circuit, processor circuit, circuit element (such as, transistor, resistor, capacitor, inductor etc.), integrated circuit, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), digital signal processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA), memory cell, gate, register, semiconductor device, chip, microchip, chipset etc.The example of software element can comprise component software, program, application program, computer program, system program, software development procedures, machine program, operating system software, middleware, firmware, software module, routine, subroutine, function, method, process, software interface, application programming interfaces (API), instruction set, Accounting Legend Code, computer code, code segment, computer code segments, word, value, symbol or its any combination.Determining whether embodiment uses hardware element and/or software element to realize can according to the needs of given realization, change according to any amount of factor, computation rate as required, power level, heat resistance, treatment cycle budget, input data transfer rate, output data rate, memory resource, data bus speed and other design or performance constraints.

Computing platform 1230 also can comprise other platform assembly 1250.Other platform assembly 1250 comprises common computing element, as one or more processor, polycaryon processor, coprocessor, memory cell, chipset, controller, peripheral hardware, interface, oscillator, timing device, video card, audio card, multimedia I/O (I/O) assembly (such as, digital display), power supply etc.The example of memory cell can include but not limited to various types of computer-readable and the machinable medium of one or more more high-speed memory unit form, as read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), dynamic ram (DRAM), double data rate (DDR) DRAM (DDRAM), synchronous dram (SDRAM), static RAM (SRAM) (SRAM), programming ROM (PROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, polymer memory, as ferroelectric polymer memory, ovonic memory, phase transformation or ferroelectric memory, silicon oxide nitride oxide silicon (SONOS) memory, magnetic card or optical card, such as Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) (RAID) driver, solid state memory device (such as, USB storage, solid-state drive (SSD)) and the storage medium of other type any of applicable storage information.

Device 1200 can be such as super mobile device, mobile device, fixture, machine to machine (M2M) device, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile computing device, smart phone, phone, digital telephone, cell phone, subscriber equipment, E-book reader, hand-held set, unidirectional pager, two-way pager, messaging device, computer, personal computer (PC), desktop computer, laptop computer, notebook, net book computer, handheld computer, flat computer, server, server array or server farm, Internet server, work station, microcomputer, mainframe computer, supercomputer, network home appliance, web household electrical appliances, distributed computing system, multicomputer system, based on the system of processor, consumer electronics, programmable consumer electronics, game device, TV, Digital Television, Set Top Box, WAP (wireless access point), base station, Node B, enode b (eNB), subscriber station, mobile subscriber center, radio network controller, router, hub, gateway, bridger, interchanger, machine or its combination.Correspondingly, according to suitable needs, can comprise in the various embodiments of device 1200 or ignore function and/or the customized configuration of described device 1200 herein.In an example embodiment, wireless device 1200 can comprise the Ultrabook device produced by the Intel Corporation of Santa Clara, California.In certain embodiments, device 1200 can be configured to with the agreement be associated for WMAN and/or the 3GPP LTE specification of other broadband wireless network described herein and/or one or more specification of IEEE 1202.16 standard and/or standard and frequency compatible, but embodiment is in this regard and unrestricted.

The embodiment of device 1200 can use single-input single-output (SISO) architecture to realize.But some realization can comprise multiple antenna (such as, antenna 1218- p) so that use is used for the adaptive antenna technology of Wave beam forming or space division multiple access (SDMA) and/or uses the MIMO communication technology to carry out transmitting and/or receiving.

The assembly of device 1200 and feature can use any combination of discrete circuit, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) (ASIC), gate and/or single-chip architecture to realize.In addition, in suitable part, the feature of device 1200 can use microcontroller, programmable logic array and/or microprocessor or above-mentioned any combination to realize.Note, hardware, firmware and/or software elements can be referred to as in this article or be called separately " logic " or " circuit ".

It is to be appreciated that exemplary device 1200 can represent many functional descriptions examples in the cards shown in the block diagram of Figure 12.Correspondingly, the segmentation of the function of square frame shown in accompanying drawing, ignoring or comprise and do not imply in an embodiment, must carry out splitting, ignore or comprising for realizing the nextport hardware component NextPort of these functions, circuit, software and/or key element.

Example 1 is Wireless Telecom Equipment, comprising: processor circuit; Performed by processor circuit to start neighbours' perception networking (NAN) service discovery and receive the communications component of NAN information element (IE) during NAN service discovery, NAN IE comprises the concatenation ability bitmap field of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device; And performed so that based on NAN IE by processor circuit, determine whether to start the connection locking assembly really with remote-control device.

In example 2, the locking assembly really of example 1 can determine will with described remote-control device start be connected time, optionally for being performed by processor circuit to determine being connected to the connection type of remote-control device based on concatenation ability bitmap field.

In example 3, in example 1 to 2, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct connection alternatively.

In example 4, in example 1 to 3, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct service sub-field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct service connection alternatively.

In example 5, in example 1 to 4, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises tunnelling direct link setting (TDLS) son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up TDLS connection alternatively.

In example 6, in example 1 to 5, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises access point (AP) the infrastructure son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to infrastructure AP alternatively.

In example 7, the AP infrastructure son field of example 6 indicates remote-control device to be connected to infrastructure AP alternatively, and NAN IE comprises AP infrastructure information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises the field of the basic service set identification (BSSID) identifying the infrastructure AP that remote-control device is connected to.

In example 8, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 7 comprises the class of operation field of frequency band residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 9, in example 7 to 8, the AP infrastructure information attribute of any one example comprises the channel number fields of channel number residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 10, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 9 comprises the time migration field of instruction time started alternatively, and in this time started, remote-control device can use the channel of operation of channel number fields identification.

In example 11, in example 1 to 10, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises equity (P2P) the operator field that instruction remote-control device is operating as P2P device alternatively.

In example 12, the P2P operator field of example 11 indicates remote-control device operating as P2P device alternatively, and NAN IE comprises P2P operation information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises identification for the P2P unit address of remote-control device or the field of P2P group address.

In example 13, the P2P operation information attribute of example 12 comprises channel number fields alternatively, and channel number fields indicates the channel number of intercepting channel when remote-control device does not belong to P2P group for the P2P of remote-control device alternatively.

In example 14, in example 1 to 13, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the cellular service son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to cellular service alternatively.

In example 15, the cellular service son field of example 14 indicates remote-control device to be connected to cellular service alternatively, and NAN IE comprises cellular service information attribute alternatively, and this attribute comprises the field of the telephone number identifying remote-control device.

In example 16, in example 1 to 15, the NAN IE of any one example comprises attribute-identifier (ID) field alternatively, and this field comprises the value that instruction NAN IE is concatenation ability attribute.

In example 17, in example 1 to 16, the NAN IE of any one example comprises length field alternatively, and this field comprises the value of the length of instruction concatenation ability bitmap field.

In example 18, in example 1 to 17, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises one or more reserved bit alternatively.

Example 19 is a kind of systems, comprises the Wireless Telecom Equipment according to example arbitrary in example 1 to 18, display, radio frequency (RF) transceiver and one or more RF antenna.

Example 20 is at least one machine readable medias comprising multiple service discovery instruction, instruction response is performed on the computing device, calculation element is impelled to start neighbours' perception networking (NAN) service discovery at wireless device, NAN information element (IE) is received during NAN service discovery, NAN IE comprises the concatenation ability bitmap field of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device, and based on NAN IE, determine whether to start the connection with remote-control device.

In example 21, at least one machine readable media of example 20 comprises service discovery instruction alternatively, instruction response is performed on the computing device, determine will with remote-control device start be connected time, impel calculation element to determine being connected to the connection type of remote-control device based on concatenation ability bitmap field.

In example 22, in example 20 to 21, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct connection alternatively.

In example 23, in example 20 to 22, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct service sub-field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct service connection alternatively.

In example 24, in example 20 to 23, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises tunnelling direct link setting (TDLS) son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up TDLS connection alternatively.

In example 25, in example 20 to 24, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises access point (AP) the infrastructure son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to infrastructure AP alternatively.

In example 26, the AP infrastructure son field of example 25 indicates remote-control device to be connected to infrastructure AP alternatively, and NAN IE comprises AP infrastructure information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises the field of the basic service set identification (BSSID) identifying the infrastructure AP that remote-control device is connected to.

In example 27, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 26 comprises the class of operation field of frequency band residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 28, in example 26 to 27, the AP infrastructure information attribute of any one example comprises the channel number fields of channel number residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 29, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 28 comprises the time migration field of instruction time started alternatively, and in this time started, remote-control device can use the channel of operation of channel number fields identification.

In example 30, in example 20 to 29, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises equity (P2P) the operator field that instruction remote-control device is operating as P2P device alternatively.

In example 31, the P2P operator field of example 30 indicates remote-control device operating as P2P device alternatively, and NAN IE comprises P2P operation information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises identification for the P2P unit address of remote-control device or the field of P2P group address.

In example 32, the P2P operation information attribute of example 31 comprises channel number fields alternatively, and channel number fields indicates the channel number of intercepting channel when remote-control device does not belong to P2P group for the P2P of remote-control device alternatively.

In example 33, in example 20 to 32, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the cellular service son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to cellular service alternatively.

In example 34, the cellular service son field of example 33 indicates remote-control device to be connected to cellular service alternatively, and NAN IE comprises cellular service information attribute alternatively, and this attribute comprises the field of the telephone number identifying remote-control device.

In example 35, in example 20 to 34, the NAN IE of any one example comprises attribute-identifier (ID) field alternatively, and this field comprises the value that instruction NAN IE is concatenation ability attribute.

In example 36, in example 20 to 35, the NAN IE of any one example comprises length field alternatively, and this field comprises the value of the length of instruction concatenation ability bitmap field.

In example 37, in example 20 to 36, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises one or more reserved bit alternatively.

Example 38 is a kind of service discovery methods, be included in wireless device and start neighbours' perception networking (NAN) service discovery, NAN information element (IE) is received during NAN service discovery, NAN IE comprises the concatenation ability bitmap field of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device, and based on NAN IE, determine whether to start the connection with remote-control device by processor circuit.

In example 39, the service discovery method of example 38 be included in alternatively determine will with remote-control device start be connected time, based on concatenation ability bitmap field, determine the connection type being connected to remote-control device.

In example 40, in example 38 to 39, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct connection alternatively.

In example 41, in example 38 to 40, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct service sub-field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct service connection alternatively.

In example 42, in example 38 to 41, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises tunnelling direct link setting (TDLS) son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up TDLS connection alternatively.

In example 43, in example 38 to 42, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises access point (AP) the infrastructure son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to infrastructure AP alternatively.

In example 44, the AP infrastructure son field of example 43 indicates remote-control device to be connected to infrastructure AP alternatively, and NAN IE comprises AP infrastructure information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises the field of the basic service set identification (BSSID) identifying the infrastructure AP that remote-control device is connected to.

In example 45, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 44 comprises the class of operation field of frequency band residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 46, in example 44 to 45, the AP infrastructure information attribute of any one example comprises the channel number fields of channel number residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 47, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 46 comprises the time migration field of instruction time started alternatively, and in this time started, remote-control device can use the channel of operation of channel number fields identification.

In example 48, in example 38 to 47, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises equity (P2P) the operator field that instruction remote-control device is operating as P2P device alternatively.

In example 49, the P2P operator field of example 48 indicates remote-control device operating as P2P device alternatively, and NAN IE comprises P2P operation information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises identification for the P2P unit address of remote-control device or the field of P2P group address.

In example 50, the P2P operation information attribute of example 49 comprises channel number fields alternatively, and channel number fields indicates the channel number of intercepting channel when remote-control device does not belong to P2P group for the P2P of remote-control device alternatively.

In example 51, in example 38 to 50, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the cellular service son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to cellular service alternatively.

In example 52, the cellular service son field of example 51 indicates remote-control device to be connected to cellular service alternatively, and NAN IE comprises cellular service information attribute alternatively, and this attribute comprises the field of the telephone number identifying remote-control device.

In example 53, in example 38 to 52, the NAN IE of any one example comprises attribute-identifier (ID) field alternatively, and this field comprises the value that instruction NAN IE is concatenation ability attribute.

In example 54, in example 38 to 53, the NAN IE of any one example comprises length field alternatively, and this field comprises the value of the length of instruction concatenation ability bitmap field.

In example 55, in example 38 to 54, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises one or more reserved bit alternatively.

Example 56 is machine readable medias that at least one comprises multiple instruction, and instruction response is performed on the computing device, impels calculation element execution according to the service discovery method of any one example in example 38 to 55.

Example 57 is a kind of equipment, comprises the service discovery method for performing according to any one example in example 38 to 55.

Example 58 is a kind of systems, comprises the equipment according to example 57, display, radio frequency (RF) transceiver and one or more RF antenna.

Example 58 is arranged to perform the communicator according to the service discovery method of any one example in example 38 to 55.

Example 60 is a kind of Wireless Telecom Equipments, comprise the parts for starting neighbours' perception networking (NAN) service discovery at wireless device, for receiving the parts of NAN information element (IE) during NAN service discovery, NAN IE comprise one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device concatenation ability bitmap field and for based on NAN IE, determine whether to start the parts with the connection of remote-control device.

In example 61, the Wireless Telecom Equipment of example 60 comprise alternatively for determine will with remote-control device start be connected time, based on concatenation ability bitmap field, determine the parts of the connection type being connected to remote-control device.

In example 62, in example 60 to 61, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct connection alternatively.

In example 63, in example 60 to 62, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the Wi-Fi direct service sub-field whether instruction remote-control device can set up Wi-Fi direct service connection alternatively.

In example 64, in example 60 to 63, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises tunnelling direct link setting (TDLS) son field whether instruction remote-control device can set up TDLS connection alternatively.

In example 65, in example 60 to 64, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises access point (AP) the infrastructure son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to infrastructure AP alternatively.

In example 66, the AP infrastructure son field of example 65 indicates remote-control device to be connected to infrastructure AP alternatively, and NAN IE comprises AP infrastructure information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises the field of the basic service set identification (BSSID) identifying the infrastructure AP that remote-control device is connected to.

In example 67, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 66 comprises the class of operation field of frequency band residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 68, in example 66 to 67, the AP infrastructure information attribute of any one example comprises the channel number fields of channel number residing for instruction infrastructure AP current operation alternatively.

In example 69, the AP infrastructure information attribute of example 68 comprises the time migration field of instruction time started alternatively, and in this time started, remote-control device can use the channel of operation of channel number fields identification.

In example 70, in example 60 to 69, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises equity (P2P) the operator field that instruction remote-control device is operating as P2P device alternatively.

In example 71, the P2P operator field of example 70 indicates remote-control device operating as P2P device alternatively, and NAN IE comprises P2P operation information attribute alternatively, this attribute comprises identification for the P2P unit address of remote-control device or the field of P2P group address.

In example 72, the P2P operation information attribute of example 71 comprises channel number fields alternatively, and channel number fields indicates the channel number of intercepting channel when remote-control device does not belong to P2P group for the P2P of remote-control device alternatively.

In example 73, in example 60 to 72, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises the cellular service son field whether instruction remote-control device is connected to cellular service alternatively.

In example 74, the cellular service son field of example 73 indicates remote-control device to be connected to cellular service alternatively, and NAN IE comprises cellular service information attribute alternatively, and this attribute comprises the field of the telephone number identifying remote-control device.

In example 75, in example 60 to 74, the NAN IE of any one example comprises attribute-identifier (ID) field alternatively, and this field comprises the value that instruction NAN IE is concatenation ability attribute.

In example 76, in example 60 to 75, the NAN IE of any one example comprises length field alternatively, and this field comprises the value of the length of instruction concatenation ability bitmap field.

In example 77, in example 60 to 76, the concatenation ability bitmap field of any one example comprises one or more reserved bit alternatively.

Example 78 is a kind of systems, comprises the Wireless Telecom Equipment according to example arbitrary in example 60 to 77, display, radio frequency (RF) transceiver and one or more RF antenna.

Some embodiments can use statement " embodiment " or " embodiment " and derivative thereof to be described.These terms represent that special characteristic, structure or the characteristic in conjunction with the embodiments described comprises at least one embodiment." in one embodiment " word that each position occurs in the description not necessarily all refers to same embodiment.

In addition, in explanation below and/or claims, term can be used to be coupled and to be connected and derivatives.In a particular embodiment, the direct physical that can be used for referring to that two or more elements are mutual and/or electrical contact is connected.Coupling can refer to direct physical and/or the electrical contact of two or more elements.But coupling also can refer to that two or more elements can directly not contact mutually, but still can cooperate with each other and/or alternately.Such as, " coupling " can represent that two or more elements do not contact with each other, but indirectly united through another element or neutral element.

In addition, term "and/or" can represent " with ", "or", distance, " one ", " some but be not whole ", " both neither " and/or " both are all ", but the scope of described theme is in this regard and unrestricted.In explanation below and/or claim, term can be used " to comprise " and " comprising " and derivatives thereof, and they are considered as mutual synonym.

It is emphasized that the summary part of present disclosure is provided for allowing reader to determine the essence of this technology disclosure fast.It is being submitted under the understanding being not used in explanation or restriction right or connotation.In addition, in above-mentioned embodiment, can see that various characteristic is combined to simplify disclosure in single embodiment.This open method may not be interpreted as reflecting requirement the execution mode of protection need clearer and more definite than each claim described in the purpose of more multiple features.On the contrary, as following claim reflect, subject matter of an invention relies on the feature more less than the single open all features of execution mode.Therefore, following claim is attached in embodiment at this, and it is that each claim itself remains independent execution mode.Enclosing in claim, term " comprise " and " wherein " be used separately as corresponding term " comprise " and " among " equivalent.In addition, term " first ", " second ", " the 3rd " etc. are only used as label, and force numerical requirements to its object unintentionally.

Foregoing comprises the example of disclosed architecture.Certainly, often kind of combination that can expect of assembly and/or method can not be described, but one skilled in the art will recognize that other combination and displacement are possible.Correspondingly, novel architecture is will this type of is alternative, modifications and variations are forgiven interior by within the scope of the appended claims all.

Claims

1. an equipment, comprising:

Processor circuit;

Performed by described processor circuit to start neighbours' perception networking (NAN) service discovery and receive the communications component of NAN information element (IE) during described NAN service discovery, described NAN IE comprises the concatenation ability bitmap field of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device; And

Performed by described processor circuit so that based on described NAN IE, determine whether to start the connection locking assembly really with described remote-control device.

2. equipment as claimed in claim 1, determine will with described remote-control device start be connected time, what performed by described processor circuit describedly determines that assembly determines being connected to the connection type of described remote-control device based on described concatenation ability bitmap field.

3. equipment as claimed in claim 1, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the Wi-Fi direct the son field whether described remote-control device of instruction can set up Wi-Fi direct connection.

4. equipment as claimed in claim 1, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the Wi-Fi direct the service sub-field whether described remote-control device of instruction can set up Wi-Fi direct service connection.

5. equipment as claimed in claim 1, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the described remote-control device of instruction and whether can set up tunnelling direct link and arrange the TDLS son field that (TDLS) connect.

6. equipment as claimed in claim 1, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the AP infrastructure the son field whether described remote-control device of instruction is connected to infrastructure access point (AP).

7. equipment as claimed in claim 6, described AP infrastructure son field indicates described remote-control device to be connected to infrastructure AP, described NAN IE comprises AP infrastructure information attribute, and described attribute comprises the field of the basic service set identification (BSSID) identifying the infrastructure AP that described remote-control device is connected to.

8. equipment as claimed in claim 1, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the P2P operator the field whether described remote-control device of instruction operates as equity (P2P) device.

9. equipment as claimed in claim 8, described P2P operator field indicates described remote-control device operating as P2P device, described NAN IE comprises P2P operation information attribute, and described attribute comprises identification for the P2P unit address of described remote-control device or the field of P2P group address.

10. equipment as claimed in claim 1, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the cellular service the son field whether described remote-control device of instruction is connected to cellular service.

11. equipment as claimed in claim 10, described cellular service son field indicates described remote-control device to be connected to cellular service, and described NAN IE comprises cellular service information attribute, and described attribute comprises the field of the telephone number identifying described remote-control device.

12. 1 kinds of systems, comprising:

Equipment as described in any one of claim 1 to 11;

Display;

Radio frequency (RF) transceiver; And

One or more RF antenna.

13. 1 kinds of methods, comprising:

Neighbours' perception networking (NAN) service discovery is started at wireless device;

During described NAN service discovery, receive NAN information element (IE), described NAN IE comprises the concatenation ability bitmap field of one or more concatenation ability describing remote-control device; And

Determine whether to start the connection with described remote-control device by processor circuit based on described NAN IE.

14. methods as claimed in claim 13, be included in determine will with described remote-control device start be connected time, based on described concatenation ability bitmap field, determine the connection type being connected to described remote-control device.

15. methods as claimed in claim 13, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the Wi-Fi direct the son field whether described remote-control device of instruction can set up Wi-Fi direct connection.

16. methods as claimed in claim 13, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the Wi-Fi direct the service sub-field whether described remote-control device of instruction can set up Wi-Fi direct service connection.

17. methods as claimed in claim 13, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the described remote-control device of instruction and whether can set up tunnelling direct link and arrange (TDLS) TDLS son field of connecting.

18. methods as claimed in claim 13, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the AP infrastructure the son field whether described remote-control device of instruction is connected to infrastructure access point (AP).

19. methods as claimed in claim 18, described AP infrastructure son field indicates described remote-control device to be connected to infrastructure AP, described NAN IE comprises AP infrastructure information attribute, and described attribute comprises the field of the basic service set identification (BSSID) identifying the infrastructure AP that described remote-control device is connected to.

20. methods as claimed in claim 13, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the P2P operator the field whether described remote-control device of instruction operates as equity (P2P) device.

21. methods as claimed in claim 20, described P2P operator field indicates described remote-control device operating as P2P device, described NAN IE comprises P2P operation information attribute, and described attribute comprises identification for the P2P unit address of described remote-control device or the field of P2P group address.

22. methods as claimed in claim 13, described concatenation ability bitmap field comprises the cellular service the son field whether described remote-control device of instruction is connected to cellular service.

23. methods as claimed in claim 22, described cellular service son field indicates described remote-control device to be connected to cellular service, and described NAN IE comprises cellular service information attribute, and described attribute comprises the field of the telephone number identifying described remote-control device.

24. at least one comprise the machine readable media of multiple instruction, and described instruction response is performed on the computing device, impel the method for described calculation element execution as described in any one in claim 13 to 23.

25. 1 kinds of equipment, comprise the parts for performing method as described in any one in claim 13 to 23.