METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
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1. A method of reducing power consumption in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
- ceasing to send unicast packets to an access terminal;
determining if a ReverseTrafficChannelMAC.UATIReceived indication is received, wherein MAC is medium access control and UATI is unicast access terminal identifier; and
transitioning to a BindUATI state.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in a wireless communication system is described. Sending of unicast packets to an access terminal is ceased. It is determined if a ReverseTrafficChannelMAC.UATIReceived indication is received, wherein MAC is medium access control and UATI is unicast access terminal identifier. The access network transitions to a BindUATI state.
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1. A method of reducing power consumption in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
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ceasing to send unicast packets to an access terminal; determining if a ReverseTrafficChannelMAC.UATIReceived indication is received, wherein MAC is medium access control and UATI is unicast access terminal identifier; and transitioning to a BindUATI state.
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2. A computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon, characterized in that:
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a first set of instructions for ceasing to send unicast packets to an access terminal; a second set of instructions for determining if a ReverseTrafficChannelMAC.UATIReceived indication is received, wherein MAC is medium access control and UATI is unicast access terminal identifier; and a third set of instructions for transitioning to a BindUATI state.
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3. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, characterized in that:
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means for ceasing to send unicast packets to an access terminal; means for determining if a ReverseTrafficChannelMAC.UATIReceived indication is received, wherein MAC is medium access control and UATI is unicast access terminal identifier; and means for transitioning to a BindUATI state.
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