Power saving in wireless network entities
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1. A method carried out by a wireless access point, the method comprising:
- notifying a plurality of wireless stations in a basic service set of the wireless access point that a selected one of the plurality of wireless stations will become a delegate for transmitting beacons normally transmitted by the wireless access point;
notifying the selected one of the plurality of wireless stations that the selected one of the plurality of wireless stations is to begin transmitting the beacons normally transmitted by the wireless access point; and
discontinuing, after the notifying of the plurality of wireless station and the notifying of the selected one of the plurality of wireless stations, normal beacon transmission.
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Abstract
Power saving in wireless networks is disclosed. A wireless network entity that includes a module to enable a reduction in power consumption in that wireless network entity is also disclosed. The module is configured to determine that a selected wireless station of one or more wireless stations associated with the wireless network entity in a same wireless network will transmit system control information (including synchronization information and service identification information) that is normally transmitted by the wireless network entity.
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32 Claims
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1. A method carried out by a wireless access point, the method comprising:
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notifying a plurality of wireless stations in a basic service set of the wireless access point that a selected one of the plurality of wireless stations will become a delegate for transmitting beacons normally transmitted by the wireless access point; notifying the selected one of the plurality of wireless stations that the selected one of the plurality of wireless stations is to begin transmitting the beacons normally transmitted by the wireless access point; and discontinuing, after the notifying of the plurality of wireless station and the notifying of the selected one of the plurality of wireless stations, normal beacon transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method carried out by a wireless network entity, the method comprising:
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determining that a selected wireless station of one or more wireless stations in a same wireless network as the wireless network entity will transmit system control information that is normally transmitted by the wireless network entity, including synchronization information and system information necessary for wireless stations to initiate access to the wireless network; notifying the one or more wireless stations in the wireless network that the wireless network entity will be absent from the wireless network for a defined period of time; and discontinuing, after the determining and the notifying, system control information transmission by the wireless network entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A wireless network entity comprising:
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an antenna to receive and conduct wireless signals; a Radio Frequency (RF) module communicatively coupled to the antenna, the RF module configured to enable communication of the wireless signals within a wireless network to which the wireless network entity belongs; a processor communicatively coupled to the RF module; and a module associated with the processor, the module configured to; i) determine that a selected wireless station of one or more wireless stations associated with the wireless network entity in the wireless network will transmit system control information that is normally transmitted by the wireless network entity, including synchronization information and service identification information; ii) generate a notification to be communicated to the one or more wireless stations in the wireless network that the wireless network entity will be absent from the wireless network for a defined period of time; and iii) cause a discontinuation, subsequent to the notification, of system control information transmission by the wireless network entity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of wireless stations that includes at least a first wireless station and a second wireless station, the first wireless station configured to transmit system control information, including synchronization information and service identification information, to at least the second wireless station, during a defined period of time; a wireless network entity including; an antenna to receive and conduct wireless signals; a Radio Frequency (RF) module communicatively coupled to the antenna, the RF module configured to enable communication of the wireless signals within the wireless network; a processor communicatively coupled to the RF module; and a module associated with the processor, the module configured to; i) determine that the first wireless station in the wireless network will transmit the system control information that is normally transmitted by the wireless network entity; ii) generate a notification to be communicated to at least the first and second wireless stations that the wireless network entity will be absent from the wireless network for the defined period of time; and iii) cause a discontinuation, subsequent to the notification, of system control information transmission by the wireless network entity.
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