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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Ylian Saint-hilaire, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Bryan Y. Roe, Camas, WA (US);
Nelson F. Kidd, Tigard, OR (US);
Ylian Saint-Hilaire, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Bryan Y. Roe, Camas, WA (US);
Nelson F. Kidd, Tigard, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of discovering devices on a plug and play network provide for enhanced network performance. Initial discovery messages can be adapted based on predetermined characteristics of access points such as the access point being associated with a high loss connection to a network node and the access point being associated with a congested environment with regard to discovery traffic. In one approach, initial discovery messages are transmitted over a wireless connection in unicast so that error correction is implemented. Other approaches involve storing notification messages at access points to minimize discovery traffic, and transmitting initial discovery messages at the lowest available transmission rate to eliminate the need for the transmission of multiple copies.