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Power saving when using aggregated packets

  • US 20060087996A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2004
  • Published: 04/27/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising a wireless communications device adapted to:

  • receive at least a portion of a packet containing multiple groups of addressed frames directed to different addresses, each group containing adjacent frames addressed to a same address, the packet further containing a list of the addresses in order of transmission of the groups within the packet;

    determine, based on the list, which address is identified with a last of the multiple groups to be transmitted in which the wireless communications device has an interest; and

    transition to a low-power mode for a substantial remainder of the packet after receiving the last of the multiple groups in which the wireless communications device has an interest.

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