Patent ID: 6104937
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A transceiver provided in each of a plurality of stations forming a communication network, comprising:a transmission circuit including a first input detector and at least one other element;a reception circuit including a second input detector and at least one other element, the first and second input detectors for detecting an input signal to the transceiver; anda power controller for controlling the first and second input detectors separately from all other elements of the transceiver such that all elements of the transceiver except for the first and second input detectors are powered off during a first state in which no input signal is detected and such that all elements of the transceiver are powered on in a second state in which an input signal is detected, wherein the power controller further powers on and off the first and second input detectors intermittently during the first state in which no input signal is detected.