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Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 26, 2018
Applicant:

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;

Inventors:

Bing Liu, Beijing, CN;

Sheng Jiang, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 67/303 (2013.01); H04W 72/046 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for selecting a negotiation counterpart. Specifically, the first device sends a discovery message in the network, and the discovery message includes a technical objective. The first device receives a first response message with which a second device replies, and receives a second response message with which a third device replies. The first response message carries information about a characteristic that is of the second device and that supports implementation of the technical objective, and the second response message carries information about a characteristic that is of the third device and that supports implementation of the technical objective. The first device can select a device with a higher technical objective support degree from the second device and the third device as the negotiation counterpart according to the first response message and the second response message.


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