Patent ID: 8867370

Claim:
A system, comprising: circuitry of an electronic device that comprises a processor and a communication interface for communication over a physical medium, said circuitry being operable to: determine, after reception of a plurality of search responses from a plurality of other electronic devices, whether the number of said search responses exceeds a maximum response threshold, wherein: the search responses are triggered by a first search request transmitted by said electronic device; and said first search request comprises a first compare command that indicates a comparison type that a receiver of said search request is to use for generation of a decision as to whether to transmit a reply to said first search request; when the number of search responses exceeds said maximum response threshold, generate a modified search request to reduce number of expected search responses; and transmit, via said communication interface, said modified search request, wherein said modified search request comprises a second compare command that indicates a comparison type that a receiver of said search request is to use for generation of a decision as to whether to transmit a reply to said modified search request.