The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Yigal Bejerano, Springfield, NJ (US);

Katherine Guo, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);

Thyagarajan Nandagopal, Edison, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Yigal Bejerano, Springfield, NJ (US);

Katherine Guo, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);

Thyagarajan Nandagopal, Edison, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/005 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various methods and devices are provided to address the need for improved neighbor detection. In a first method, a node (e.g., a mobile node or a network transceiver node) transmits () a neighbor discovery message that indicates a time at which neighbor discovery signaling is to occur. Then during the neighbor discovery signaling time, the node receives () signaling indicating a signature of at least one neighbor node. In a second method, a neighbor node receives () a neighbor discovery message that indicates a time at which neighbor discovery signaling is to occur. Then during the neighbor discovery signaling time, the neighbor node transmits () a signature identifying itself.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…