Wake-up radio assisted WLAN power saving technologies

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software instructions executable by a processor of a wireless communication device to cause the wireless communication device to:

• receive from an access point, via a high-power communication module of the wireless communication device, a first beacon according to a high-power communication protocol, wherein the first beacon indicates that the access point is capable of including in a low-power update (LPU) message, according to a low-power communication protocol, an indication that the access point has data available to send to the wireless communication device according to the high-power communication protocol;
• after receiving the first beacon, transition the high-power communication module to an inactive state;
• receive the LPU message via the low-power communication module of the wireless communication device, according to the low-power communication protocol, while the high-power communication module of the wireless communication device is in the inactive state;
• determine that the LPU message comprises a traffic indication map (TIM) indicating that the access point has data available to send to the wireless communication device according to the high-power communication protocol;
• in response to the determining, transition the high-power communication module from the inactive state to an active state;
• and
• receive a data message including the data via the high-power communication module while the high-power communication module is in the active state.

A method for performing an assisted wakeup service, the method comprising:

• by a wireless communication device:
• receiving from an access point, via a high-power communication module of the wireless communication device, a first beacon according to a high-power communication protocol, wherein the first beacon indicates that the access point is capable of including in a low-power update (LPU) message, according to a low-power communication protocol, an indication that the access point has data available to send to the wireless communication device according to the high-power communication protocol;
• after receiving the first beacon, transitioning the high-power communication module to an inactive state;
• receiving the LPU message via the low-power communication module of the wireless communication device, according to the low-power communication protocol, while the high-power communication module of the wireless communication device is in the inactive state;
• determining that the LPU message comprises a traffic indication map (TIM) indicating that the access point has data available to send to the wireless communication device according to the high-power communication protocol;
• in response to the determining, transitioning the high-power communication module from the inactive state to an active state;
• and
• receiving a data message including the data via the high-power communication module while the high-power communication module is in the active state.