Patent ID: 8284707
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: initializing at least one of a base station (BS) or a mobile station (MS) to a hybrid power saving mode that utilizes a downlink (DL) status and an uplink (UL) status associated with the at least one of the BS or the MS during communication between the BS and the MS, wherein the DL status indicates status of an associated downlink and the UL status indicates status of an associated uplink; entering a first Power Saving Class (PSC) mode based on both the DL status and the UL status indicating a silence period, wherein both the DL status and the UL status indicate the silence period when the at least one of the BS or the MS transmits and receives a silence insertion descriptor (SID) frame; and entering a second PSC mode based on at least one of the DL status or the UL status-indicating a talk period, wherein operation in the first PSC mode comprises: