A system and method of performing device detection and service discovery in a mobile ad hoc communications network, each network node storing a local application directory. One of the network nodes is selected to be a directory server node that stores a combined application directory. The directory server...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6909721?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6909721 - Device detection and service discovery system and method for a mobile ad hoc communications network
