Patent ID: 8355352
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: estimating wireless activity in at least a first portion of a wireless domain using wireless activity data associated with the first portion of the wireless domain to define an estimated wireless activity, the first portion of the wireless domain including (1) a vigilant access point in a powered state and (2) a first power-saving access point (PSAP) in a powered state; and if the estimated wireless activity exceeds a first wireless activity threshold, but not a second wireless threshold higher than the first wireless threshold, not sending a wakeup command to a second PSAP that is included in a second portion of the wireless domain different from the first portion wireless domain; and if the estimated wireless activity exceeds the second wireless activity threshold, transmitting a wakeup command to the second PSAP.