US 11,122,506 B2 · Idle connection optimization for wireless devices

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are described to encode, by a first station (STA), a polling signal for periodic transmission to a second STA during each air activity instance of a plurality of air activity instances. The first STA detects an interface between a MAC layer and a software stack of a communication protocol is in a low-power state. The communication protocol is associated with a communication link between the first STA and the second STA. An empty packet from the second STA is decoded. The empty packet is received in response to the polling signal transmitted during an air activity instance of the plurality of air activity instances. The periodicity of the periodic transmission of the polling signal is adjusted based on the detected low-power state and the decoded empty packet.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus of a first wireless device, the apparatus comprising:

memory;
and
processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
encode a polling signal for periodic transmission to a second wireless device during each air activity instance of a plurality of air activity instances;
detect a host transport interface of the first wireless device between a media access control (MAC) layer of the processing circuitry and a software stack of a communication protocol is in a low-power state, the software stack managed by the processing circuitry and the communication protocol associated with a communication link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device;
decode an empty packet from the second wireless device, the empty packet received in response to the polling signal transmitted during an air activity instance of the plurality of air activity instances;
and
adjust periodicity of the periodic transmission of the polling signal based on the detected low-power state of the host transport interface and the decoded empty packet.

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A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions to cause a first station (STA), upon execution of the instructions by processing circuitry of the first STA, to:

encode a polling signal for periodic transmission to a second STA during each air activity instance of a plurality of air activity instances;
detect a host transport interface of the first STA between a media access control (MAC) layer of the processing circuitry and a software stack of a communication protocol is in a low-power state, the software stack managed by the processing circuitry and the communication protocol associated with a communication link between the first STA and the second STA;
decode an empty packet from the second STA, the empty packet received in response to the polling signal transmitted during an air activity instance of the plurality of air activity instances;
and
adjust periodicity of the periodic transmission of the polling signal based on the low-power state and the decoded empty packet.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Idle connection optimization for wireless devices

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Idle connection optimization for wireless devices

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