公开(公告)号：US20200314726A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16754333

申请日：2018-10-08

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Henrik SUNDSTROM ,  Magnus JOHANSSON ,  Anders SANDWANG ,  Magnus SVENSSON

IPC: H04W40/20 ,  H04W40/32 ,  H04W40/36 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W76/11

Abstract: An electronic device (12) in a cluster (10) that has the potential to serve as a new cluster head (36) receives cluster head assistance data from a current cluster head (36) device. The cluster head assistance data includes at least one data item related to establishment of operative communication with the wireless communications network (28) over a network communications interface (26) of the electronic device. If the electronic device is assigned to be the new cluster head, it injects the at least one data item into a process related to operation of the network communications interface and establishment of the operative communication with the wireless communications network; establishes the operative communication with the wireless communications network; and carries out cluster head functions on behalf of the cluster.