Standby time improvements for stations in a wireless network
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a station, a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval, and wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM;
in response to receiving the first DTIM, receiving the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic; and
operating according to a power save mode at a broadcast time of the second DTIM.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving, at a station, a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval. The first DTIM is configured to indicate whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval. The first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM. The method further includes receiving the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a station, a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval, and wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM; in response to receiving the first DTIM, receiving the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic; and operating according to a power save mode at a broadcast time of the second DTIM. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval and wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM; and receive the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic; and operating according to a power save mode at a broadcast time of the second DTIM. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval and wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM; means for receiving the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic; and means for operating according to a power save mode at a broadcast time of the second DTIM. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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receive a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval and wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM; receive the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic; and operate according to a power save mode at a broadcast time of the second DTIM. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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sending, by an access point, a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery in a beacon interval, wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM, wherein the first delivery interval is associated with network connectivity traffic, and wherein the second delivery interval is associated with application traffic; and sending the group-addressed traffic in the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; send a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval, wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM, wherein the first delivery interval is associated with network connectivity traffic, and wherein the second delivery interval is associated with application traffic; and send the group-addressed traffic during in the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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means for sending, by an access point, a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval, wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM, wherein the first delivery interval is associated with network connectivity traffic, and wherein the second delivery interval is associated with application traffic; and means for sending the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including program code that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
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send a first delivery traffic indication message (DTIM) assigned to a first delivery interval, wherein the first DTIM indicates whether group-addressed traffic is scheduled for delivery during a beacon interval, wherein the first delivery interval is larger than a second delivery interval associated with a second DTIM, wherein the first delivery interval is associated with network connectivity traffic, and wherein the second delivery interval is associated with application traffic; and send the group-addressed traffic during the beacon interval, wherein the group-addressed traffic includes at least one of broadcast traffic and multicast traffic. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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