Patent ID: 8965283
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for setting up a direct link between a first client station and a second client station, wherein the method is performed by the first client station, the method comprising: selecting a third client station as a group owner (GO) of a peer to peer (P2P) wireless network comprising at least the first, second, and third client stations; communicating with the GO via a first P2P wireless link; determining whether to set up a tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) direct link between the first client station and the second client station based at least in part on a comparison between (a) a first received signal strength measurement of a first wireless signal transmitted from the GO to the first client station, and (b) a second received signal strength measurement of a second wireless signal transmitted from the second client station to the first client station; setting up the TDLS direct link between the first client station and the second client station; and communicating directly with the second client station via the TDLS direct link.