Patent ID: 8489152
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of power management for a mobile station in a multi-carrier wireless network, the method comprising: establishing a primary connection between the mobile station and a base station over an activated primary radio frequency (RF) carrier; establishing a secondary connection between the mobile station and the base station over an activated secondary RF carrier; negotiating a set of sleep mode parameters for the primary connection for sleep mode operation having pre-negotiated alternating listening windows and sleep windows; determining if traffic indication is enabled based on a traffic indication mode flag before entering sleep mode operation; entering sleep mode operation and receiving a traffic indication message on the activated primary RF carrier during each listening window if traffic indication is enabled; and waking up one or more activated secondary RF carriers for data reception indicated by the traffic indication message if traffic indication is enabled.