METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION SYNCHRONIZATION
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Abstract
Various methods are described for determining a communications window for served nodes and internal applications in order to optimize power consumption. One example method may comprise determining a communications window for a plurality of served nodes. The method of this embodiment may also include causing the communications window to be signaled to the plurality served nodes. The method of this embodiment may also include causing a communications interface to be activated during the communications window in an instance in which at least one packet is received for at least one served node of the plurality of served nodes.
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68 Claims
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1-48. -48. (canceled)
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49. A method comprising:
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determining a communications window for a plurality of served nodes; and causing the communications window to be signaled to the plurality of served nodes, wherein a router advertisement is configured to be signaled to the plurality of served nodes, and wherein the router advertisement comprises an indication of an interval timing of the communications window, a timing of a next communications window and a duration of the communications window. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least; determine a communications window for a plurality of served nodes; and cause the communications window to be signaled to the plurality of served nodes, wherein a router advertisement is configured to be signaled to the plurality of served nodes, and wherein the router advertisement comprises an indication of an interval timing of the communications window, a timing of a next communications window and a duration of the communications window. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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