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AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsTimo Kalevi KOSKELA, Anna PANTELIDOU, Samuli TURTINEN, Sami-Jukka HAKOLA
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A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enhancing data exchange between an access point (AP) and station (STA) in a wireless network when the exchange must be interrupted for the AP to perform other services while data remains buffered for later exchange. AP downlinks an indicator that more data remains for exchange together with a request for the STA to enter sleep mode for a duration scheduled by the AP. Sleep duration may be sent in the medium access control (MAC) header of a data frame, with the indicator of more data and the indicator of the sleep mode request being contained in the frame control (FC) segment of the MAC header. The STA may uplink an acknowledgement (ACK) of the sleep mode. Alternatively, the AP may downlink an ACK of the STA's indication of more data confirmation together with sleep mode indication and duration.
A method comprising:
A method comprising:
An apparatus comprising at least a processor, a memory in operative communication with the processor and having computer coded instructions stored therein, said instructions when executed by the processor causing the apparatus to perform:
An apparatus comprising at least a processor, a memory in operative communication with the processor and having computer coded instructions stored therein, said instructions when executed by the processor causing the apparatus to perform:
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer coded instructions stored therein, said instructions when executed by a processor causing an apparatus to perform:
The computer program product of claim 39, further comprising instructions causing the apparatus to perform at least one of:
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer coded instructions stored therein, said instructions when executed by a processor causing an apparatus to perform:
A method comprising:
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