An ad-hoc network approach for addressing ad-hoc network address assignment, name resolution, and service discovery in ad-hoc networks. The size of the ad-hoc network may be limited to a selected number of ad-hoc network stations. A first portion of the ad-hoc network address assigned to stations joining...http://www.google.de/patents/US20080123558?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080123558 - SIMPLIFIED AUTO-CONFIGURATION AND SERVICE DISCOVERY IN AD-HOC NETWORKS