Patent ID: 7512689
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of communicating discovery information, comprising: initializing a plug and play network device by obtaining an address for the plug and play network device; generating a notification message for the plug and play network device, the notification message enabling the device to announce a presence of the plug and play network device on the network; adapting the notification message to increase network reliability based on an access point of the network being associated with a wireless connection to the plug and play network device by formatting the notification message according to a protocol that provides for error correction of unicast messages and transmitting a single copy of the notification message toward the access point over the wireless connection in unicast; and adapting the notification message to increase network scalability based on the access point being associated with a congested environment with regard to discovery traffic by configuring the notification message to include an instruction for the access point to respond to search messages on behalf of the plug and play network device.