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Technique for changing the operating state of a node within a network

  • US 9,276,813 B2
  • Filed: 11/29/2012
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for causing a first node residing within a network to transition from a first operating state to a second operating state, the method comprising:

  • receiving a first state transition message from a second node that is coupled to the first node and also resides within the network, wherein the state transition message indicates the second operating state;

    determining that the first state transition message indicates a first sequence with which the first node should transition from the first operating state to the second operating state and transmit a first acknowledgement message to the second node;

    causing the first node to transition from the first operating state to the second operating state based on a first set of operating parameters included within the first state transition message; and

    transmitting the first acknowledgement message to the second node indicating that the first state transition message was received by the first node according to the first sequence,wherein the first state transition message comprises a unicast frame transmitted within a media access control (MAC) layer associated with the network, and wherein the first set of operating parameters are included within a header information element (HIE) associated with the unicast frame.

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