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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2010
Saumitra Mohan Das, San Jose, CA (US);
Vidya Narayanan, San Diego, CA (US);
Lakshminath Reddy Dondeti, Hyderabad, IN;
Saumitra Mohan Das, San Jose, CA (US);
Vidya Narayanan, San Diego, CA (US);
Lakshminath Reddy Dondeti, Hyderabad, IN;
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for creation, advertisement, and discovery of peer-to-peer overlay networks. A method includes detecting one or more communication links that allow a node to communicate with other nodes, determining that a universal overlay network is accessible using at least one communication link, selecting a selected communication link from the at least one communication link, and joining the universal overlay network using the selected communication link. An apparatus includes a transceiver configured to detect one or more communication links that allow a node to communicate with other nodes, and a processor configured to determine that a universal overlay network is accessible using at least one communication link, select a selected communication link from the at least one communication link, and join the universal overlay network using the selected communication link.