Patent ID: 9294997
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: H04B,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a transmitting node of a mesh network, data intended for a receiving node currently in a power-saving mode; transmitting, according to a previously determined wakeup beacon schedule and by an intermediate node between the transmitting node and the receiving node, a wakeup beacon to the receiving node, the wakeup beacon indicating that the data is available but not including the data within the wakeup beacon, the previously determined wakeup beacon schedule including a start time and a broadcast interval, the start time offset from non-wakeup beacon broadcasts and the broadcast interval about equal to or about a multiple of a non-wakeup beacon broadcast interval; receiving, at the intermediate node and from the receiving node, an indication that the receiving node is able to receive the data; and responsive to the indication from the receiving node, transmitting the data to the receiving node.