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Energy-aware communications for a multi-radio system

  • US 20060293079A1
  • Filed: 08/28/2006
  • Published: 12/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A computer-readable medium having a program module with computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a wireless access point (AP) employing at least two radio channels—

  • a low-power radio (LPR) channel and a high-power radio (HPR) channel—

    for wireless data communications over a wireless network, perform a method comprising;

    receiving a request from a wireless computing device—

    which is actively communicating via a HPR channel—

    for permission to use a LPR channel;

    responding to the request by sending—

    via the wireless network—

    a permission-indication that indicates that the wireless computing device has permission to switch active communication from the HPR channel to the LPR channel.

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