Method, apparatus, and computer program product for service discovery proxy for wireless communication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016353269-A1
Application number	US-201514721317-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 26, 2015
Priority date	May 26, 2015
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method comprises composing, by a wireless device in a wireless network, a service ID indicating support for providing proxy service discovery for other wireless devices operating in the wireless network; and transmitting, by the wireless device, a wireless service discovery frame to the wireless network, the service discovery frame including the composed service ID.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
composing, by a wireless device in a wireless network, a service ID indicating support for providing proxy service discovery for other wireless devices operating in the wireless network; and transmitting, by the wireless device, a wireless service discovery frame to the wireless network, the service discovery frame including the composed service ID.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the service discovery frame includes a publish message indicating availability of proxy service discovery that includes the composed service ID.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the wireless device, from at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, a proxy registration request message in response to the transmitting of the wireless service discovery frame; registering, by the wireless device, the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, to provide a proxy publish service for the at least one of the other wireless devices; and transmitting, by the wireless device, to the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, a response message indicating initiation of proxy operation for the at least one of the other wireless devices, in response to the receiving of the proxy registration request message.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the proxy registration request message is for indicating that either the proxy registration request or a following message from the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, includes information on services to be subscribed or published by the wireless device as a proxy for the at least one of the other wireless devices.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
commencing, by the wireless device, at least one of publishing and subscribing the services indicated by the proxy registration request, wherein the at least one of publishing and subscribing includes an indication that the at least one of published and subscribed services is proxied on behalf of the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network.

6 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a wireless device in a wireless network, a wireless service discovery frame from another wireless device operating in the wireless network, the service discovery frame including a service ID indicating support by the other wireless device for providing proxy service discovery for wireless devices operating in the wireless network; transmitting, by the wireless device, to the other wireless device, a proxy registration request message in response to the wireless service discovery frame; and receiving, by the wireless device, a response message in response to the proxy registration request message, indicating registration of the wireless device by the other wireless device, to provide a proxy service for the wireless device.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the service discovery frame includes a publish message indicating availability of proxy service discovery, which includes the service ID.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the proxy registration request message is a proxy registration request indicating that either the proxy registration request or a following message sent by the wireless device, includes information on services to be subscribed or published by the other wireless device as a proxy on behalf of the wireless device.

9 . An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: compose in a wireless network, a service ID indicating support for providing proxy service discovery for other wireless devices operating in the wireless network; and transmit a wireless service discovery frame to the wireless network, the service discovery frame including the composed service ID.

10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the service discovery frame includes a publish message indicating availability of proxy service discovery that includes the composed service ID.

11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising:
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive from at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, a proxy registration request message in response to the transmitting of the wireless service discovery frame; register the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, to provide a proxy publish service for the at least one of the other wireless devices; and transmit to the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, a response message indicating initiation of proxy operation for the at least one of the other wireless devices, in response to the receiving of the proxy registration request message.

12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the proxy registration request message is for indicating that either the proxy registration request or a following message from the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network, includes information on services to be subscribed or published by the wireless device as a proxy for the at least one of the other wireless devices.

13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising:
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: commence at least one of publishing and subscribing the services indicated by the proxy registration request, wherein the at least one of publishing and subscribing includes an indication that the at least one of published and subscribed services is proxied on behalf of the at least one of the other wireless devices operating in the wireless network.

14 . An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive in a wireless network, a wireless service discovery frame from another wireless device operating in the wireless network, the service discovery frame including a service ID indicating support by the other wireless device for providing proxy service discovery for wireless devices operating in the wireless network; transmit to the other wireless device, a proxy registration request message in response to the wireless service discovery frame; and receive a response message in response to the proxy registration request message, indicating registration of the wireless device by the other wireless device, to provide a proxy service for the wireless device.

15 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the service discovery frame includes a publish message indicating availability of proxy service discovery, which includes the service ID.

16 . The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the proxy registration request message is a proxy registration request indicating that either the proxy registration request or a following message sent by the wireless device, includes information on services to be subscribed or published by the other wireless device as a proxy on behalf of the wireless device.

17 . A computer program product comprising computer executable program code recorded on a computer readable non

Assignees

• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Kasslin Mika
• Alanen Olli
• Marin Janne
• Kneckt Jarkko

Classifications

• H04L67/303

  Terminal profiles · CPC title

• H04L67/16

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W8/005 Primary

  Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals · CPC title

• H04W88/182

  Network node acting on behalf of an other network entity, e.g. proxy · CPC title

• H04W8/00 Primary

  Network data management · CPC title