Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Discovery of services over infrastructure networks
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Application No.: US14615392Application Date: 2015-02-05
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Publication No.: US09838241B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Steven Hartley , Stephen Ray Palm
- Applicant: BROADCOM CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W76/02

Abstract:
The subject system allows electronic devices in an infrastructure network to discover direct peer-to-peer services, such as screencasting, access to peripheral devices, etc., that can be provided over the infrastructure network. Since the electronic devices already have a layer two (link layer) connection with each other over the infrastructure network, pre-association device and/or service discovery protocols, such as those provided by Wi-Fi Direct and the like, are not available to the electronic devices. Thus, the subject system provides a post-association mechanism that allows the electronic devices to query, advertise, discover, and access direct peer-to-peer services over the infrastructure network. Furthermore, the subject system extends access of the direct peer-to-peer services to wired networks, such as Ethernet networks, Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) networks, powerline networks, and the like.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150222474A1 DISCOVERY OF SERVICES OVER INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS Public/Granted day:2015-08-06
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