Identifying station with special functionality in radio-supported ad hoc network involves informing other network stations of network station capability, forwarding capability by signaling

摘要

The method involves informing other network stations (S2,S3) of the capability of a network station (S1) to carry out special functionality and/or of a corresponding forwarding capability to a network station with such functionality is notified to the other network stations by signaling (a). The signaling can be carried out via a message channel and/or a communications channel AN Independent claim is also included for the following: an ad hoc network station for implementing the inventive method.