Method for reducing the power consumption of a wireless terminal, a communication system and a wireless terminal
First Claim
1. Method for reducing the power consumption of a wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) communicating with an access point (AP1, AP2), in which method the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) is set to dormancy, an in-operation message (408) is transmitted at intervals from the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) to the access point (AP1, Ap2), and for sending the in-operation message (408), the wireless terminal is set in an active state, characterized in that in the method, the wireless terminal is returned to dormancy substantially immediately after the transmission of the in-operation message (408).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for reducing the power consumption of a wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) communicating with an access point (AP1, AP2). In the method, the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) is set to dormancy. An in-operation message (408) is transmitted at intervals from the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) to the access point (AP1, AP2), wherein the wireless terminal is set in an active state for transmitting the in-operation message (408). In the method, the wireless terminal is returned to dormancy substantially immediately after the transmission of the in-operation message (408).
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- 1. Method for reducing the power consumption of a wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) communicating with an access point (AP1, AP2), in which method the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) is set to dormancy, an in-operation message (408) is transmitted at intervals from the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) to the access point (AP1, Ap2), and for sending the in-operation message (408), the wireless terminal is set in an active state, characterized in that in the method, the wireless terminal is returned to dormancy substantially immediately after the transmission of the in-operation message (408).
- 7. A communication system comprising at least one access point (AP1, AP2), at least one wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) communicating with the access point, means (2) for setting the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) to dormancy for reducing the power consumption, means for transmitting an in-operation message (408) at intervals from the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) to the access point (AP1, AP2), the wireless terminal being set in an active state for transmitting the in-operation message (408), characterized in that the wireless terminal is arranged to be returned to dormancy substantially immediately after the transmission of the in-operation message (408).
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10. A wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) arranged to communicate with at least one access point, means (2) for setting the wireless terminal (MT1-MT4) to dormancy for reducing the power consumption, means (COM) for transmitting an in-operation message (408) at intervals to the access point (AP1, AP2), and for sending the in-operation message (408), the wireless terminal is set in an active state, characterized in that the wireless terminal is arranged to be returned to dormancy substantially immediately after the transmission of the in-operation message (408).
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