Power management for wireless direct link
First Claim
1. A method for power management of a direct wireless link between a first and second wireless device, the method comprising:
- at the first wireless device, establishing a direct wireless link with the second wireless device, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network;
transmitting, from the first wireless device to the second wireless device via the direct wireless link, a frame including a time value indicating a time duration that both the first wireless device and second wireless device should enter a power save mode;
at the first wireless device, entering a power save mode and suspending the direct wireless link for a duration determined based on the time value; and
exiting from the power save mode and resuming the direct wireless link at a time determined based on the time value.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are exemplary techniques for managing power in a direct wireless link between two wireless devices. The present invention provides at least three direct link power management techniques: Fast Resumption Mode (FRM) wherein the direct link is resumed automatically at a specified timing synchronization function (TSF); Slow Resumption Mode (SRM) wherein the direct link may be resumed by sending a Resume-Request via the access point; and Reverse Polling (RP), wherein one peer station of the direct link is continually awake and the other peer station uses reverse polling to start a service period. Thus, a method for power management of a direct wireless link between two wireless devices is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of establishing a direct wireless link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device; transmitting, from a first wireless device, a frame having a time value; receiving, at the second wireless device, the frame from the first wireless device; suspending the direct wireless link a duration determined based on the time value; and resuming the direct wireless link at a time determined based on the time value.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for power management of a direct wireless link between a first and second wireless device, the method comprising:
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at the first wireless device, establishing a direct wireless link with the second wireless device, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network; transmitting, from the first wireless device to the second wireless device via the direct wireless link, a frame including a time value indicating a time duration that both the first wireless device and second wireless device should enter a power save mode; at the first wireless device, entering a power save mode and suspending the direct wireless link for a duration determined based on the time value; and exiting from the power save mode and resuming the direct wireless link at a time determined based on the time value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for power management of a direct wireless link between a first and second wireless device, the method comprising:
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at the second wireless device, establishing a direct wireless link with the first wireless device, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network; receiving via the wireless direct link, from the first wireless device to the second wireless device, a frame including a time value indicating a time duration that both the first wireless device and second wireless device should enter a power save mode; at the second wireless device, entering a power save mode and suspending the direct wireless link for a duration determined based on the time value; and exiting from the power save mode and resuming the direct wireless link at a time determined based on the time value. - View Dependent Claims (8, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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9. A first wireless device adapted to manage the power of a direct wireless link with a second wireless device, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network, the first wireless device comprising a processor adapted to:
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establish a direct wireless link with the second wireless device; generate and transmit a frame via the direct wireless link including a time value to the second wireless device, the time value indicating a time duration that both the first wireless device and second wireless device should enter a power save mode; enter a power save mode and suspend the direct wireless link for a duration determined based on the time value; and exit the power save mode and resume the direct wireless link at a time determined based on the time value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A second wireless device adapted to manage the power of a direct wireless link with a first wireless device, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network, the second wireless device comprising a processor adapted to:
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establish a direct wireless link with the first wireless device; receive a frame via the direct wireless link including a time value from the first wireless device, the time value indicating a time duration that both the first wireless device and second wireless device should enter a power save mode; enter a power save mode and suspend the direct wireless link for a duration determined based on the time value; and exit the power save mode and resume the direct wireless link at a time determined based on the time value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for power management of a direct wireless link between a first wireless device and a second wireless device in the presence of an access point, the method comprising:
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at the first wireless device, establishing a direct wireless link with the second wireless device; transmitting from the first wireless device to the second wireless device via the direct wireless link, or receiving at the first wireless device from the second wireless device via the direct wireless link, a first frame including a power management bit set indicating that the direct wireless link should be suspended and that the first and second wireless devices should enter a power save state; at the first wireless device, suspending the direct wireless link and entering the power save state; at the first wireless device, exiting the power save state and transmitting a first resume-request frame to the second wireless device via the access point; and receiving, at the first wireless device from the second wireless device, a second resume-request frame via the direct wireless link.
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20. A method for power management of a direct wireless link between a first wireless device and a second wireless device in the presence of an access point, the method comprising:
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at the second wireless device, establishing a direct wireless link with the first wireless device; transmitting from the second wireless device to the first wireless device via the direct wireless link, or receiving at the second wireless device from the first wireless device via the direct wireless link, a first frame including a power management bit set indicating that the direct wireless link should be suspended and that the first and second wireless devices should enter a power save state; at the second wireless device, suspending the direct wireless link and entering the power save state; at the second wireless device, receiving a first resume-request frame from the first wireless device via the access point; and exiting the power save state and wirelessly transmitting a second resume-request frame to the first wireless device via the direct wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A first wireless device adapted to manage the power of a direct wireless link with a second wireless device in the presence of an access point, the first wireless device comprising a processor adapted to:
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establish a direct wireless link with the second wireless device; transmit to the second wireless device via the direct wireless link, or receive from the second wireless device via the direct wireless link, a first frame including a power management bit set indicating that the direct wireless link should be suspended and that the first and second wireless devices should enter a power save state; suspend the direct wireless link and enter a power save state; exit the power save state and transmit a first resume-request frame to the second wireless device via the access point; and receive from the second wireless device a second resume-request frame via the direct wireless link.
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23. A second wireless device adapted to manage the power of a direct wireless link with a first wireless device in the presence of an access point, the second wireless device comprising a processor adapted to:
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establish a direct wireless link with the first wireless device; receive from the first wireless device via the direct wireless link, or transmit to the first wireless device via the direct wireless link, a first frame including a power management bit set indicating that the direct wireless link should be suspended and that the first and second wireless devices should enter a power save state; suspend the direct wireless link and enter a power save state; receive a first resume-request frame from the first wireless device via the access point; and exit the power save state and transmit a second resume-request frame to the first wireless device via the direct wireless link. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method for power management of a direct wireless link between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, the method comprising:
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at the first wireless device, establishing a direct wireless link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device in which the first wireless device indicates to the second wireless device that it is a continuously awake node, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network; at the first wireless device, not sending but instead buffering data intended for transmission to the second wireless device via the direct wireless link; receiving a QoS-Null frame at the first wireless device from the second wireless device indicating the start of a service period in which the second wireless device is not in power save mode; the first wireless transmitting at least a portion of the buffered data to the second wireless device within the service period. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for power management of a direct wireless link between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, the method comprising:
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at the second wireless device, establishing a direct wireless link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device in which the first wireless device indicates to the second wireless device that it is a continuously awake node, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network; at the second wireless device, sending notification to the first wireless device that the second wireless device is entering a power save mode; at the second wireless device, exiting the power save mode and sending a QoS-Null frame to the first wireless device to indicate the start of a service period in which the second wireless device is not in the power save mode and is available to receive data via the direct wireless link; at the second wireless device, receiving a QoS frame via the direct wireless link indicating that the service period should end; and re-entering the power save mode. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A first wireless device adapted to manage the power of a direct wireless link with a second wireless device, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network, the first wireless device comprising a processor adapted to:
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establish a direct wireless link with the second wireless device in which the first wireless device indicates to the second wireless device that it is a continuously awake node; not send but instead buffer data intended for transmission to the second wireless device via the direct wireless link; receive a QoS-Null frame at the first wireless device from the second wireless device indicating the start of a service period in which the second wireless device is not in a power save mode; transmit at least a portion of the buffered data to the second wireless device within the service period. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A second wireless device adapted to manage the power of a direct wireless link with a first wireless device, the first and second wireless devices forming a wireless ad hoc network or operating as clients of a same wireless infrastructure network, the first wireless device comprising a processor adapted to:
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establish a direct wireless link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device in which the first wireless device indicates to the second wireless device that it is a continuously awake node; send notification to the first wireless device that the second wireless device is entering a power save mode; exit the power save mode and send a QoS-Null frame to the first wireless device to indicate the start of a service period in which the second wireless device is not in the power save mode and is available to receive data via the direct wireless link; receive a QoS frame from the first wireless device via the direct wireless link indicating that the service period should end; and re-entering the power save mode. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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