Patent ID: 9351247
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. An access point configured to be implemented in a wireless network, wherein the access point is configured to communicate with one or more client stations in the wireless network, the access point comprising: a beacon circuit configured to generate (i) a first beacon and (ii) a second beacon, wherein the first beacon is smaller in size than the second beacon; a transmitter configured to periodically transmit, to the one or more client stations in the wireless network, each of the first beacon and the second beacon, wherein each time the first beacon and the second beacon are transmitted by the transmitter, the first beacon is transmitted prior to the second beacon; and a link circuit configured to establish a link with a first client station of the one or more client stations; wherein the first client station is configured to operate in (i) an active mode and (ii) a power save mode; and wherein in response to establishing the link with the access point, the first client station is configured to