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A method for enabling mobile coverage extension and peer-to-peer communications in an ad hoc network is provided. The method includes communicating at least one message among the plurality of nodes, wherein the at least one message comprises: an ad hoc zone, wherein the ad hoc zone comprises at leas

A method for enabling mobile coverage extension and peer-to-peer communications in an ad hoc network is provided. The method includes communicating at least one message among the plurality of nodes, wherein the at least one message comprises: an ad hoc zone, wherein the ad hoc zone comprises at least one channel selected from a group of channels comprising: at least one synchronization channel for synchronizing out of coverage nodes, at least one access channel for peer-to-peer communications, and at least one ad hoc relay data/traffic channel for exchanging data during data sessions between one or more nodes.

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We claim: 1. A method for providing communication capability between a plurality of nodes comprising 802.16e nodes and 802.16m ad hoc capable nodes, the method comprising:providing an IEEE 802.16m frame structure having at least an uplink portion, a downlink portion, and an ad hoc zone for communica

We claim: 1. A method for providing communication capability between a plurality of nodes comprising 802.16e nodes and 802.16m ad hoc capable nodes, the method comprising:providing an IEEE 802.16m frame structure having at least an uplink portion, a downlink portion, and an ad hoc zone for communication among the plurality of nodes; andcommunicating among the plurality of nodes including at least one of:synchronizing out of coverage nodes using at least one synchronization channel of the ad hoc zone,performing peer-to-peer communications between the plurality of nodes using at least one access channel of the ad hoc zone, andexchanging data during data sessions between the plurality of nodes using at least one ad hoc relay data/traffic channel of the ad hoc zone.