Patent ID: 9414310
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a first message including an indication that a first access point of a first network is a gateway access point of a first network; receiving a second message including an indication that a second access point of the first network is an inner access point of the first network; receiving an indication of a number of wireless devices registered with at least one of the first access point and the second access point; determining a power mode for the second access point based upon whether at least one wireless device is registered with the first access point or the second access point; sending a power mode command message to the second access point indicative of the determined power mode; sending a request for reselection parameters associated with a second network to the first access point; receiving the reselection parameters from the first access point; and determining a determined repetition period for a periodic enabling of a transmitter of the second access point when in a reduced power consumption mode based upon the reselection parameters.