Patent ID: 9185655
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a first wireless network device of an ad-hoc wireless network, in which the first wireless network device transmits a power mode switch request to a plurality of wireless network devices of the ad-hoc wireless network in response to determining that a power mode of the first wireless network device should be changed, the method comprising: determining whether to change the power mode of the first wireless network device based, at least in part, on power mode switch responses received from the plurality of wireless network devices responsive to the power mode switch request; and transmitting, to the plurality of wireless network devices, a notification including a predefined value that indicates whether to change or maintain a corresponding power mode of each of the plurality of wireless network devices based, at least in part, on said determining whether to change the power mode of the first wireless network device.