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Method and apparatus for efficient addressing and power savings in wireless communications

  • US 10,681,631 B2
  • Filed: 02/11/2019
  • Issued: 06/09/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless station (STA) comprising:

  • a receiver configured to receive, from an access point (AP), a management frame that includes an indication of at least one group to which the STA is assigned;

    the receiver configured to receive a frame from the AP, wherein the frame comprises a physical layer (PHY) header and a data packet, wherein the PHY header includes an indication of a group identifier; and

    a processor configured to determine whether the group identifier indicated in the PHY header of the frame corresponds to the group to which the STA is assigned indicated in the management frame;

    the processor configured to enter a power saving mode on a condition that the group identifier indicated in the PHY header of the frame does not correspond to the group to which the STA is assigned indicated in the management frame.

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