Methods and arrangements for adaptively changing snoozing intervals of wireless devices
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a timeout (TO) period for a station;
examining network traffic of the station after a period of network traffic inactivity not less than the TO period, the examining comprising determining a number of packets received in a period of time; and
determining a snoozing interval, the length of the snoozing interval based upon the examining.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements for wireless communications are described. Embodiments include transformations, code, state machines or other logic to adaptively change a snoozing interval of a station. The embodiments may also include determining a timeout (TO) period for a station, examining network traffic of the station after a period of network traffic inactivity not less than the TO period, and determining a snoozing interval, the length of the snoozing interval based upon the examination of the network traffic. The embodiments may also include adjusting the length of the TO period. In some further embodiments, examining network traffic may include determining categories of network traffic. In other further embodiments, examining network traffic may include determining a size of a queue of network traffic for the station. The embodiments may also include redetermining a snoozing interval after returning to a normal power mode.
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15 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a timeout (TO) period for a station; examining network traffic of the station after a period of network traffic inactivity not less than the TO period, the examining comprising determining a number of packets received in a period of time; and determining a snoozing interval, the length of the snoozing interval based upon the examining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising:
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a communications module to process network traffic; and a processor, responsive to the communications module, comprising; a timeout interval determiner to determine a timeout (TO) period; a queue information receiver to examine network traffic after a period of network traffic inactivity not less than the TO period, the examination to comprise the determination of a number of packets received in a period of time; and a snoozing interval determiner to determine a snoozing interval, the length of the snoozing interval based upon the examination of the network traffic; and a power module, responsive to the snoozing interval determiner, to place the apparatus in a power-savings mode and to return the apparatus from the power-savings mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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