Patent ID: 8620986
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing connectivity in a peer-to-peer network, the method comprising: responsive to a device being in the peer-to-peer network, determining whether to reduce an amount of checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network; responsive to a determination to reduce the amount of the checks for connectivity for the device in the peer-to-peer network, initiating, at the device, an attachment command to a number of other devices in the peer-to-peer network; configuring the device to send a message indicating a status of the device to the number of other devices in the peer-to-peer network without receiving a request for the status of the device; determining whether a loss of connectivity has occurred, wherein the loss of connectivity occurs when the message from the device is not received within a desired period of time; and responsive to a determination that the loss of connectivity has occurred, sending a loss message to the number of other devices indicating that the device is no longer connected to the peer-to-peer network, wherein initiating the attachment command is based on a policy, the policy including instructions for allowing the device or one of the number of other devices to initiate the checks for connectivity in an order if the device or the one of the number of other devices is mobile and battery-powered.