Handling of Network Basic Input/Output System (Netbios) Over Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (NBT) Protocol Frames for Reduced Power Consumption

Abstract

This disclosure provides methods, components, devices, and systems for handling packets that include Network Basic Input/Output System (NetBIOS) over Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (NBT) protocol frames. Some aspects specifically relate to handling a Net-BIOS Name Service (NBNS) frame received by a wireless connectivity processor (such as a Wi-Fi processor) of a wireless communication device while the Wi-Fi processor is operating in a standby (for example, a wake-on-wireless (WOW)) mode and an application processor of the wireless communication device is operating in a standby mode. In some examples, in response to receiving an NBNS unicast packet while the Wi-Fi processor is operating in the WOW mode and the application processor is operating in the standby mode, the Wi-Fi processor processes the received NBNS unicast packet in firmware and caches the processing results, but does not send a wake-up message to the application processor to wake it up from standby mode.

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