Patent ID: 6697650
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A method of transmitting data among plural terminals in a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:identifying a transmitter and a set of receivers among the plural terminals, the transmitter for transmitting data to the set of receivers, said transmitter being designated as a base station/central controller (BS/CC) by the network; issuing a single message to the transmitter and to the set of receivers, the message identifying the transmitter, the set of receivers, and a common transmission time at which the transmitter transmits the data to the set of receivers; wherein, at said common transmission time, (i) the transmitter transmits the data to the set of receivers identified in the message, and (ii) the set of receivers switch from a low-power mode to a data-receiving mode in order to receive the data from the transmitter identified in the message.