Patent ID: 11889417
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A method by a gateway device, comprising:
obtaining a schedule used to automatically turn on or turn off the radio transceiver function of the gateway device, wherein automatically turning on or turning off the radio transceiver function of the gateway device requires turning on or turning off a circuit, a component, or both that implement the radio transceiver function of the gateway device;
synchronizing the schedule to the wireless extender that is connected to the gateway device to cause the wireless transceiver function of the wireless extender and the radio transceiver function of the gateway device to be based on the schedule; and
sending a signal used to turn off the radio transceiver function of the wireless extender to the wireless extender when the radio transceiver function of the gateway device is manually turned off.