Patent ID: 8811349
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of wireless communication wherein different search procedures are employed for different wireless communication traffic states of a wireless node, the method comprising: identifying a current wireless communication traffic state of a wireless node, wherein the identification of the current wireless communication traffic state comprises determining which operational state, of a plurality of defined wireless communication traffic states, has been invoked by the wireless node; identifying which search procedure of a plurality of different types of search procedures is associated with the current wireless communication traffic state, wherein, for each of the different types of search procedures, the corresponding type of search procedure is defined for use during a corresponding one of the defined wireless communication traffic states, and wherein the identification of the search procedure comprises determining how frequently searches are to be conducted during the identified wireless communication traffic state; and using the identified search procedure to search for access points during the identified wireless communication traffic state.