System and method for synchronizing Wi-Fi® signals to discontinuous reception cycles

A method comprising:

• determining a next active period, for a mobile terminal, within a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle, wherein determining the next active period comprises determining an on time for the next active period;
• and
• synchronizing an interval of time, for transmission or reception of data at a Wi-Fi® device, to the next active period within the DRX cycle of the mobile terminal,
• wherein when synchronizing the interval of time to the next active period comprises:
• determining a time for transmitting a Request to Send (RTS) message based on the on time, a Wi-Fi® network congestion level, and a probability of acquiring a channel of the Wi-Fi® network;
• and
• causing the Wi-Fi® device to transmit the RTS message prior to an occurrence of the active period within the DRX cycle.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• determine a next active period, for a mobile terminal, within a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle of the mobile terminal, wherein when determining the next active period, the processor is configured to determine an on time for the next active period;
• and
• synchronize an interval of time, for transmission or reception of data at a Wi-Fi® device, to the next active period within the DRX cycle of the mobile terminal,
• wherein when the processor synchronizes the interval of time to the next active period, the processor is configured to:
• determine a time for transmitting a Request to Send (RTS) message based on the on time, a Wi-Fi® network congestion level, and a probability of acquiring a channel of the Wi-Fi® network;
• and
• cause the Wi-Fi® device to transmit the RTS message prior to an occurrence of the active period within the DRX cycle.