Patent ID: 9264986
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A wireless communications device comprising a root complex, a wireless local area network (WLAN) module, a power module and an interface linking the root complex and the WLAN module, wherein the root complex is configured to implement a power management policy based upon a latency tolerance value for the WLAN module and wherein the power module is configured to adjust the latency tolerance value based upon information received from the WLAN module regarding at least one from the group consisting of a receive path parameter associated with a frame being received by the WLAN module, wherein the latency tolerance value is adjusted in real-time before reception of the frame is complete, and a transmit path parameter associated with a frame to be transmitted, wherein the tolerance value is adjusted in real-time before transmission of the frame is complete.