Access point power save announcement signaling
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsBinita GUPTA, Brian D. HART, Vishal S. DESAI
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Abstract
Techniques for optimizing wireless connectivity between access points and associated stations. The techniques include determining, at an access point, to enter a power save mode at a future period of time. The techniques further include generating, at the access point, an announcement indicating the power save mode. The techniques further include transmitting, prior to entering the power save mode, the announcement to one or more stations associated with the access point.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining, at an access point, to enter a power save mode at a future period of time;
- generating, at the access point, an announcement indicating the power save mode;
- and
- transmitting, prior to entering the power save mode, the announcement to one or more stations associated with the access point.
A system, comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- one or more memories storing a program, which, when executed on any combination of the one or more processors, performs operations, the operations comprising:
- determining, at an access point, to enter a power save mode at a future period of time;
- generating, at the access point, an announcement indicating the power save mode;
- and
- transmitting, prior to entering the power save mode, the announcement to one or more stations associated with the access point.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer program code that, when executed by operation of one or more computer processors, performs operations comprising:
- determining, at an access point, to enter a power save mode at a future period of time;
- generating, at the access point, an announcement indicating the power save mode;
- and
- transmitting, prior to entering the power save mode, the announcement to one or more stations associated with the access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.