Patent ID: 8732347

Claim:
A device, comprising: circuitry configured for being communicatively coupled to a transceiver and causing the device to: receive a first message from another device to indicate the availability of the another device for attachment; send, to the another device, a second message indicating the availability of the device for communication with the another device, the second message including a first one of a plurality of addresses for unique identification in association with the device on a shared wireless communication medium; receive from the another device a third message, the third message including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium; send to the another device a fourth message, the fourth message including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium; receive, from the another device, a fifth message, the fifth message including the first one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium, wherein the device is operable for utilizing a second one of the addresses for unique identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium; and send, directly to the another device, data utilizing at least one channel for data transfer utilizing the second one of the addresses for identification in association with the device on the shared wireless communication medium, for data transfer after attachment in connection with a group that is controlled by the another device, the at least one channel for data transfer being separate from at least one other channel for attachment that is utilized for directly communicating at least one of the first message, the second message, the third message, the fourth message, or the fifth message.