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Power saving in wireless network entities

  • US 8,923,180 B2
  • Filed: 01/23/2013
  • Issued: 12/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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