SCHEDULED PEER POWER SAVE MODE
First Claim
1. A method of saving power for stations configured to communicate via a direct link, the method comprising:
- waking up, at a station and a peer station, before a scheduled wakeup interval,wherein the scheduled wakeup interval is defined relative to a common timing reference at the station and the peer station, andwherein, in the absence of a service period between the station and the peer station, the station and the peer station stay awake until at least a predefined time period has elapsed or a predefined number of idle slots have elapsed.
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Abstract
Embodiments of scheduled peer power save systems, devices, and methods are disclosed. For example, methods of saving power for stations configured to communicate via a direct link are provided. Embodiments of scheduled peer power save systems, devices and methods are disclosed. For example, methods of saving power for stations configured to communicate via a direct link are provided. In one embodiment, among others, a method comprises waking up, at a station and peer station, before a scheduled wakeup interval. The scheduled wakeup interval is defined relative to common timing reference at the station and the peer station. Further, in the absence of a service period between the station and the peer station, the station and the peer station stay awake until at least a predefined time period has elapsed or a predefined number of idle slots have elapsed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of saving power for stations configured to communicate via a direct link, the method comprising:
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waking up, at a station and a peer station, before a scheduled wakeup interval, wherein the scheduled wakeup interval is defined relative to a common timing reference at the station and the peer station, and wherein, in the absence of a service period between the station and the peer station, the station and the peer station stay awake until at least a predefined time period has elapsed or a predefined number of idle slots have elapsed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of saving power for stations configured to communicate via a direct link, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a station, a frame destined for a peer station; and sending, from the station, an indication frame that causes a wakeup schedule to be set up and activated at the station and the peer station, wherein the indication frame is sent via an AP to the peer station. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device configured to communicate with a peer station via a direct link, the device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory component that stores logic executable by the processor, the logic being configured to send an indication frame that causes a wakeup schedule to be set up and activated at the device and the peer station, wherein the logic is further configured to send the indication frame via an AP to the peer station, and wherein the logic is further configured to send the indication frame when no scheduled wakeup has occurred for at least a duration equal to an indication window or when no wakeup schedule is currently active between the device and the peer station. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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