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POWER-CONSERVING NETWORK DEVICE FOR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE

  • US 20090135753A1
  • Filed: 11/21/2008
  • Published: 05/28/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for accessing access point services by a device, comprising:

  • receiving at least one transmission from at least one candidate router, the transmission including candidate router information;

    selecting a particular router from the at least one candidate router;

    associating with an access point by transmitting a device identifier to the access point via the selected particular router;

    transmitting a request for an access point service;

    initiating an energy conserving cycle; and

    retrieving a held message from the particular router after automatically waking up from the energy conserving cycle, wherein the held message is received by the particular router during the energy conserving cycle responsive to the request for the access point service.

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