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Energy-saving operation of a communication system

  • US 10,200,211 B2
  • Filed: 02/09/2015
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a communication system which has a plurality of communication devices which are connected to a communication medium, the method comprising:

  • granting the communication devices access to the communication medium in a predefined sequence, wherein, after the end of a standby mode, each of the plurality of communication devices checks whether it is granted access to the communication medium, wherein the respective communication device does not request access to the communication medium; and

    switching the respective communication device to the standby mode for a pause duration until the respective communication device is likely to be granted access to the communication medium again, when the respective communication device does not require access to the communication medium or the respective communication device is not granted access to the communication medium, wherein the pause duration corresponds to a time duration after which the respective communication device is granted access to the communication medium according to the predefined sequence if a predetermined number of other communication devices of the plurality of communication devices access the communication medium.

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