Patent Publication Number: US-10313971-B2

Title: Apparatus and method for controlling power

Description:
PRIORITY 
     This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to a Korean Patent Application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Jan. 15, 2015 and assigned Serial No. 10-2015-0007250, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Disclosure 
     The present disclosure relates generally to an apparatus for and a method of controlling power of a terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus for and a method of controlling power consumption in an idle listening (IL) period of a terminal. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Connectivity technology based on wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) has been used in a variety of applications due to its advantages of high throughput, wireless connection, multi-connection and/or easy network management. 
     Disadvantageously, however, Wi-Fi is higher in power consumption compared with connectivity technology based on Bluetooth, Zigbee or the like since a wireless channel is acquired in a contention manner. In other words, a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) scheme, which is one of the basics of wireless local area network (WLAN) medium access control (MAC) technology, must sense a channel, for collision avoidance, and in order to perform channel sensing, the CSMA/CA scheme must enable a reception mode at all times even when there is no data to transmit. The period in which the reception mode is enabled, even when there is no data to transmit, is referred to as an IL period, and 60% or more of the power consumed in a Wi-Fi terminal may be consumed in the IL period. 
     Therefore, there is a need for a method for reducing power consumption in an IL period and a method for directly controlling power of a terminal. 
     SUMMARY 
     An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus for and a method of controlling power of a terminal. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus for and a method of controlling power that is consumed in an IL period of a terminal. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus for and a method of controlling power based on information related to a next data frame of a current data frame. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus for and a method of controlling power by determining an operation mode of a terminal as a sleep mode or an active mode in an IL period of the terminal. 
     Another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus for and a method of controlling power by determining an operation mode of a terminal as a sleep mode or an active mode based on information related to a next data frame of a current data frame. 
     In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for controlling power. The apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a data frame and first information related to a next data frame of the data frame; and a controller configured to determine an operation mode as an active mode or a sleep mode based on destination address information of the next data frame and duration information indicating a time during which transmission of the next data frame occurs, wherein the destination address information and the duration information are included in the first information. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of controlling power of a terminal. The method includes receiving a data frame and first information related to a next data frame of the data frame; and determining an operation mode as an active mode or a sleep mode based on destination address information of the next data frame and duration information indicating a time during which transmission of the next data frame occurs, wherein the destination address information and the duration information are included in the first information. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a chipset for controlling power of a terminal. The chipset is configured to receive a data frame and first information related to a next data frame of the data frame; and determine an operation mode as an active mode or a sleep mode based on account destination address information of the next data frame and duration information indicating a time during which transmission of the next data frame occurs, wherein the destination address information and the duration information are included in the first information. 
     In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a computer program for executing a method of controlling power of a terminal. The method includes receiving a data frame and first information related to a next data frame of the data frame; and determining an operation mode as an active mode or a sleep mode based on account destination address information of the next data frame and duration information indicating a time during which transmission of the next data frame occurs, wherein the destination address information and the duration information are included in the first information. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The above and other aspects, features and advantages of certain exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an example of a window period and a sleep period that are based on transmission of a data frame by each terminal in a power save mode; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an example of receiving a data frame during an IL period in a power save mode; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an example of transmitting data by a terminal that is based on a MAC protocol; 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart of a method of changing an operation mode by a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is a flowchart of a method of transmitting a data frame by a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram of a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11A  is a block diagram of a correlator of a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 11B  is a block diagram of a comparator of a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. It includes various details to assist in that understanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skilled in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions may be omitted for clarity and conciseness. Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals will be understood to refer to like parts, components, and structures. 
     The terms used in the following description and claims are not limited to their dictionary meanings, but, are merely used to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the present disclosure. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure is provided for illustration purpose only and not for the purpose of limiting the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents. 
     It is to be understood that the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, for example, a reference to “a component surface” includes a reference to one or more of such surfaces. 
     By the term “substantially” it is indicated that the recited characteristic, parameter, or value need not be achieved exactly, but that deviations or variations, including for example, tolerances, measurement error, measurement accuracy limitations and other factors known to those of skill in the art, may occur in amounts that do not preclude the effect the characteristic was intended to provide. 
     In the power save mode defined in a standard, an access point (AP) or a source terminal may buffer data to transmit, and then periodically transmit the buffered data to related terminals. In this case, the transmission time may be based on a period of a beacon frame (i.e., a beacon interval), and the data to be transmitted may indicate a traffic indication map (TIM) including an identifier (ID) of a related terminal. Each of the terminals may wake up at a period of a beacon frame, and then analyze a TIM included in the beacon frame and perform data transmission/reception. The TIM may be classified into a delivery TIM (DTIM) for transmitting a broadcast frame and an ad hoc TIM (ATIM) for transmitting a unicast frame depending on the network type. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an example of a window period and a sleep period that are based on transmission of a data frame by each terminal in a power save mode. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , a terminal A  100  may transmit an ATIM frame  103  to a terminal B  110 , and the terminal B  110  may transmit an ATIM-acknowledgement (ATIM-ACK) frame  113  to the terminal A  100 . Thereafter, the terminal A  100  may transmit a data frame  105  that has been buffered during an ATIM window period  101  to the terminal B  110 . The terminal B  110  may also receive the data frame  105  that has been transmitted from the terminal A  100  during an ATIM window period  111 , and transmit an ACK frame  115  for the data frame  105  to the terminal A  100 . The ATIM window periods  101  and  111  indicate the periods in which the terminal A  100  and the terminal B  110  are awake. In other words, the ATIM window periods  101  and  111  indicate the periods in which the terminal A  100  and the terminal B  110  transmit and receive the data frame  105  while operating in an active mode. 
     A terminal C  120 , which does not transmit and receive the data frame  105  during the ATIM window periods  101  and  111 , may operate in a sleep mode until the next window period  123  starts after a window period  121 . In this case, the period in which the terminal C  120  operates in the sleep mode is defined as a sleep period  125 . 
     However, in the power save mode described in  FIG. 1 , power consumption may occur for transmission/reception of an ATIM frame and an ATIM-ACK frame, and the throughput may be reduced due to the ATIM window periods. This phenomenon may be more serious in a network environment where the density of terminals is high. Further, in the power save mode described in  FIG. 1 , the buffered data may not be transmitted immediately, causing a relatively large latency. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an example of receiving a data frame during an IL period in a power save mode. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , after a terminal detects a preamble frame  201  with a low-rate clock frequency in an IL period, and if the detected preamble frame  201  is a frame for the terminal, the terminal may restore the clock frequency to a full-rate clock frequency while dummy bits are received, i.e., during a period  203 , to receive a data frame  205 . In this case, since the rate of the clock frequency can be adjusted depending on the network conditions, it is possible to obtain the maximum power saving effects. In addition, since the preamble frame  201  includes an address of a terminal which is a receiving terminal, in its own format, the above receiving operation may be performed only in that terminal. After completing the reception of the data frame  205 , the terminal may decrease the rate of the clock frequency in a period  207 . 
     However, since a length of the preamble frame  201  should increase in proportion to the number of network nodes, a preamble frame may be long in length in the network environment where the density of network nodes is high. In addition, the channel protection effect by the request to send (RTS)/clear to send (CTS) scheme may be reduced due to the long-length preamble frame. 
     In contrast, another terminal other than the terminal should set a network allocation vector (NAV) value based on duration information. However, in the power save mode described in  FIG. 2 , if a preamble frame that the terminal has detected is not a frame for the terminal, the terminal doesn&#39;t perform decoding, so channels may not be protected. 
     In addition, the power save mode described in  FIG. 2  may minimize the power consumption by lowering the operating frequency of a digital part of the terminal. However, since the ratio of the power consumed in the digital part to the total power consumed in the terminal is only about 2%, the power save mode described in  FIG. 2  is negligible in terms of the power saving effects. 
     In a below-described embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a way to control up to the analog frequency/radio frequency (RF) power with the minimum frame overhead that doesn&#39;t affect the existing device. 
     If there is data to transmit, a terminal based on a MAC protocol may check the channel state by sensing a channel, and if the checked channel state is determined as an idle state under certain conditions, the terminal may transmit the data over the channel in the idle state. In contrast, if the checked channel state is not determined as an idle state (i.e., if the checked channel state is determined as a busy state), the terminal may store the data to transmit in its memory, and continuously check the channel state by sensing a channel. A phenomenon where data to be transmitted is accumulated in a memory may occur more frequently as the amount of data to be transmitted increases, or as the number of channels in the busy state increases. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an example of transmitting data by a terminal that is based on a MAC protocol. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , upon detecting data that is delivered from a host interface  300  and/or other devices to a MAC layer  302 , a terminal may check the channel state by sensing a channel. Thereafter, if the checked channel state is determined as a busy state under certain conditions, the terminal may store the detected data in its memory  304  in the format of a MAC protocol data unit (MPDU) frame. Thereafter, the terminal may continuously check the channel state by sensing a channel, and if the channel state is determined as an idle state under certain conditions, the terminal may transmit the MPDU frame stored in the memory  304  as shown by reference numeral  306 . 
     A plurality of MPDU frames may be stored in the memory  304  shown in  FIG. 3 . If two or more MPDU frames are stored in the memory  304 , the terminal may access not only the information about the currently transmitted data, but also the information about the data that is to be transmitted right after the current data. In a below-described embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a way to deliver in advance the information about the data that is to be transmitted after the currently transmitted data to other terminals existing on a wireless channel, to schedule a sleep time and a wake-up time for each of the other terminals. The information about the data to be transmitted next may be included in a presentation protocol data unit (PPDU) frame in an additional information format, and a format of the information about the data to be transmitted next is as shown in Table 1 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
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     In other words, the information related to the data that is to be transmitted after the currently transmitted data may include signature information, address information and duration information, and may be located in front of the PPDU frame, or at the rear of (or behind) the PPDU frame. In the following, the information related to the data that is to be transmitted after the currently transmitted data, which includes the signature information, address information and duration information, will be referred to as Signature/Address/Duration (SAD) information. 
     The signature information in the SAD information is information for determining whether the SAD information is located in front of the PPDU frame, or at the rear of the PPDU frame, and may be configured in a minimum format for channel detection. 
     The address information in the SAD information indicates a destination address (RaSAD) of the data that is to be transmitted next. 
     The duration information in the SAD information indicates the time during which the data to be transmitted next may be transmitted, and the duration information may include, for example, information StsSAD indicating a start time of a transaction process for the data to be transmitted next, and information EtsSAD indicating an end time of a transaction process for the data to be transmitted next. 
       FIG. 4  is a flowchart of a method of changing an operation mode by a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , in step  401 , the terminal may receive a data frame in an IL period and acquire a destination address Ra of the currently received data frame. In step  403 , the terminal may receive SAD information and decode the received SAD information. 
     In step  405 , the terminal may acquire a destination address RaSAD of a data frame that is to be received after the currently received frame, from the decoded SAD information. In step  407 , the terminal may acquire, from the decoded SAD information, information StsSAD indicating a start time of a transaction process for a data frame to be received after the current data frame, and information EtsSAD indicating an end time of a transaction process for a data frame to be received after the current data frame. 
     In step  409 , the terminal may determine whether the currently received data frame is its own frame, by checking whether the destination address Ra acquired in step  401  is the same as its own address MyADR. If it is determined in step  409  that Ra is the same as MyADR (i.e., the currently received data frame is its own frame), the terminal may determine in step  411  whether the data frame to be received next is its own frame, by checking whether the destination address RaSAD acquired in step  405  is the same as MyADR. If it is determined in step  411  that RaSAD is the same as MyADR (i.e., the data frame to be received next is its own frame), the terminal may keep the current operation mode (i.e., the active mode) in step  413 . 
     However, if it is determined in step  409  that Ra is different from MyADR (i.e., the currently received data frame is not its own frame), the terminal may immediately change its operation mode to the sleep mode in step  415 . The terminal may keep the sleep mode until the time indicated by StsSAD if RaSAD is the same as MyADR, and may keep the sleep mode until the time indicated by EtsSAD if RaSAD is different from MyADR. 
     Further, if it is determined in step  411  that RaSAD is different from MyADR (i.e., the data frame to be received next is not its own frame), the terminal may complete the transaction process for the current data frame, and then change its operation mode to the sleep mode in step  415 . The terminal may keep the sleep mode until the time indicated by EtsSAD. 
       FIG. 5  is a flowchart of a method of transmitting a data frame by a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , a terminal, in which a data frame to be transmitted is generated in an IL period, may determine in step  501  whether stored SAD information is present. 
     If it is determined in step  501  that stored SAD information is preset, the terminal may determine in step  503  whether a destination address Ra of the generated data frame (i.e., a data frame to be currently transmitted) is the same as a destination address RaSAD of the next data frame to be transmitted. 
     If it is determined in step  503  that Ra is the same as RaSAD, the terminal may wait until the time indicated by StsSAD (i.e., information indicating a start time of a transaction process for a data frame to be transmitted next) included in duration information in the SAD information, in step  505 . Thereafter, in step  507 , the terminal may transmit the generated data frame and the stored SAD information. 
     In addition, if it is determined in step  503  that Ra is different from RaSAD, the terminal may wait until the time indicated by EtsSAD (i.e., information indicating an end time of a transaction process for a data frame to be transmitted next) included in duration information in the SAD information, in step  509 . Thereafter, in step  507 , the terminal may transmit the generated data frame and the stored SAD information. 
     In contrast, if it is determined in step  501  that SAD information is not stored, the terminal may determine in step  511  whether the number nTXQueue of data frames currently stored in the queue is equal to 1, to determine whether one data frame is currently stored in the queue. If it is determined in step  511  that nTXQueue is equal to 1 (i.e., one data frame is currently stored in the queue), the terminal may transmit the stored data frame in step  515 . 
     However, if it is determined in step  511  that nTXQueue is not equal to 1 but is greater than 1 (i.e., two or more data frames are currently stored in the queue), the terminal may transmit the generated data frame and the stored SAD information in step  507 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 5 , an operation of transmitting the data frame and the SAD information together is described above. The SAD information may be located in front, or at the rear, of a data frame depending on the implementation thereof. In the following description, an example of changing an operation mode by a terminal according to the implementation of the SAD information is described in more detail with reference to  FIGS. 6 to 9 . 
       FIG. 6  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Particularly, with reference to  FIG. 6 , a description is provided below of an example of an active period and a sleep period of a terminal based on transmission of SAD information in a case where the SAD information is located at the rear of (or behind) a data frame. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, a data frame to be transmitted to an n-th terminal will be indicated by DATAn, and SAD information related to a data frame to be transmitted to an n-th terminal will be indicated by SADn. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , an access point (AP)  600  may transmit DATA 0   601  and SAD information (e.g. SAD 2   603 ) related to DATA 2   605 , that is the next data frame, to a terminal # 0  (or STA 0   610 ) at a time t 1 . The STA 0   610  may transmit an acknowledgement (ACK) frame  617  to the AP  600  at a time t 3  that the transaction process for the DATA 0   601  is completed. SAD 2   603  located at the rear of the DATA 0   601  may be transmitted at a time t 2 , and at the time t 2 , terminals (e.g. a terminal # 1  (or STA 1   620 ) to a terminal # 3  (or STA 3   640 )), which do not receive the DATA 0   601 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode. 
     The SAD 2   603  may include information related to the DATA 2   605  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 1   620  to the STA 3   640  may determine a period (i.e., a sleep period) in which the terminal operates in the sleep mode, based on the duration information included in the SAD 2   603 . 
     In other words, the STA 1   620  and the STA 3   640 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 2   605 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 2   603 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   605 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   605  is a time t 6 . Therefore, the STA 1   620  and the STA 3   640  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  that the SAD 2   603  is transmitted until the time t 6  indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In addition, the terminal # 2  (or STA 2   630 ), which is related to the transmission of the DATA 2   605 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  until the time indicated by StsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 2   603 . The StsSAD indicates a start time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   605 , and it will be assumed herein that the time indicated by StsSAD is a time t 3 . Therefore, the STA 2   630  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  that the SAD 2   603  is transmitted until the time t 3  indicated by StsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 0   610  that has completed the reception of the DATA 0   601  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 3  that the STA 0   610  transmitted the ACK frame  617  until the time t 6  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD in the SAD 2   603 . 
     The AP  600  may transmit the DATA 2   605  and SAD information (e.g. SAD 3   607 ) related to DATA 3   609  that is the next data frame to the STA 2   630  at a time t 4 , and the STA 2   630  may transmit an ACK frame  621  to the AP  600  at the time t 6  that the transaction process for the DATA 2   605  is completed. At the time t 4  that the DATA 2   605  is transmitted, the STA 0   610 , the STA 1   620  and the STA 3   640  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. In addition, the STA 2   630  may change its operation mode from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 6  that the STA 2   630  has completed the transaction process for the DATA 2   605 . 
     The SAD 3   607  may include information related to the DATA 3   609  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and the STA 2   630  may determine the sleep period based on the duration information included in the SAD 3   607 . In other words, the STA 2   630  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 6  until an end time (e.g., a time t 9 ) of a transaction process for the DATA 3   609 . 
     The AP  600  may transmit the DATA 3   609  and SAD information (e.g. SAD 1   611 ) related to DATA 1   613  that is the next data frame to the STA 3   640  at a time t 7 , and the STA 3   640  may transmit an ACK frame  623  to the AP  600  at the time t 9  that the transaction process for the DATA 3   609  is completed. The SAD 1   611  located at the rear of the DATA 3   609  may be transmitted at a time t 8 , and at the time t 8 , the terminals (e.g. the STA 0   610  and the STA 1   620 ), which don&#39;t receive the DATA 3   609 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode. At the time t 7  that the DATA 3   609  is transmitted, the STA 2   630  may perform no operation, since its operation mode is the sleep mode. 
     The SAD 1   611  may include information related to the DATA 1   613  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 0   610  and the STA 1   620  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the SAD 1   611 . 
     In other words, the STA 0   610  which is irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 1   613  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 8  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 1   611 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   613 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   613  is a time t 12 . Therefore, the STA 0   610  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 8  that the SAD 1   611  is transmitted, until the time t 12  indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In addition, the STA 1   620 , which is related to the transmission of the DATA 1   613 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 8  until the time indicated by StsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 1   611 . The StsSAD indicates a start time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   613 , and it will be assumed herein that the start time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   613  is a time t 9 . Therefore, the STA 1   620  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 8  that the SAD 1   611  is transmitted, until the time t 9  indicated by StsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 3   640  that has completed the reception of the DATA 3   609  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 9  that the STA 3   640  transmitted the ACK frame  623  until the end time (e.g. the time t 12  indicated by EtsSAD in the SAD 1   611 ) of a transaction process for the DATA 1   613 . 
     The AP  600  may transmit the DATA 1   613  and SAD information (e.g. SAD 0   615 ) related to DATA 5  that is the next data frame, to the STA 1   620  at a time t 10 , and the STA 1   620  may transmit an ACK frame  619  to the AP  600  at the time t 12  that the transaction process for the DATA 1   613  is completed. At the time t 10  that the DATA 1   613  is transmitted, the STA 0   610  and the STA 3   640  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. In addition, the STA 1   620  may change its operation mode from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 12  that the STA 1   620  has completed the transaction process for the DATA 1   613 . 
       FIG. 7  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Particularly, with reference to  FIG. 7 , a description is provided below of an example of an active period and a sleep period of a terminal based on transmission of SAD information in a case where the SAD information is located at the rear of each of a data frame and an ACK frame. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , an AP  700  may transmit DATA 0   701  and SAD information (e.g. a first SAD 2   703 ) related to DATA 2   705  that is the next data frame to STA 0   710  at a time t 1 , and the STA 0   710  may transmit an ACK frame  717  and a second SAD 2   719  to the AP  700  at a time t 3  that the transaction process for the DATA 0   701  is completed. The first SAD 2   703  located at the rear of the DATA 0   701  may be transmitted at a time t 2 , and at the time t 2 , terminals (e.g. STA 1   720  to STA 3   740 ), which don&#39;t receive the DATA 0   701 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode. The second SAD 2   719  may be the same information as the first SAD 2   703 , or may be information that is updated from the first SAD 2   703 . 
     The first SAD 2   703  may include information related to the DATA 2   705  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 1   720  to the STA 3   740  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the first SAD 2   703 . 
     In other words, the STA 1   720  and the STA 3   740 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 2   705 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the first SAD 2   703 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   705 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   705  is a time t 5 . Therefore, the STA 1   720  and the STA 3   740  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  that the first SAD 2   703  is transmitted, until the time t 5  indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In addition, the STA 2   730 , which is related to the transmission of the DATA 2   705 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  until the time indicated by StsSAD in the duration information included in the first SAD 2   703 . The StsSAD indicates a start time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   705 , and it will be assumed herein that the time indicated by StsSAD is a time t 3 . Therefore, the STA 2   730  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  that the first SAD 2   703  is transmitted until the time t 3  indicated by StsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 0   710  that has completed the reception of the DATA 0   701  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 3  that the STA 0   710  transmitted the ACK frame  717  until the time t 5  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD in the first SAD 2   703 . 
     The AP  700  may transmit the DATA 2   705  and SAD information (e.g. the first SAD 3   707 ) related to DATA 3   709  that is the next data frame, to the STA 2   730  at a time t 4 , and the STA 2   730  may transmit an ACK frame  725  and a second SAD 3   727  to the AP  700  at the time t 6  that the transaction process for the DATA 2   705  is completed. At the time t 4  that the DATA 2   705  is transmitted, the STA 0   710 , the STA 1   720  and the STA 3   740  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. 
     However, among the STA 0   710 , the STA 1   720  and the STA 3   740  that have changed their operation modes to the active mode at the time t 5 , the terminals (e.g. STA 0   710  and the STA 1   720 ), which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 3   709 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 6  that the second SAD 3   727  is transmitted. The STA 2   730  that has completed the reception of the DATA 2   705  may also change its operation mode to the sleep mode at the time t 6 . 
     The second SAD 3   727  may include information related to the DATA 3   709  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 0   710  to the STA 2   730  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the second SAD 3   727 . 
     In other words, each of the STA 0   710  to the STA 2   730 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 3   709 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 6  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the second SAD 3   727 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 3   709 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 3   709  is a time t 8 . Therefore, each of the STA 0   710  to the STA 2   730  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 6  that the second SAD 3   727  is transmitted until the time t 8  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 3   740  that has changed its operation mode to the active mode at the time t 5  may keep the active mode which is the current operation mode, determining that the second SAD 3   727  is SAD information related to the data frame that is to be transmitted to the STA 3   740 . 
     The AP  700  may transmit the DATA 3   709  and SAD information (e.g. a first SAD 1   711 ) related to DATA 1   713  that is the next data frame to the STA 3   740  at a time t 7 , and the STA 3   740  may transmit an ACK frame  729  and a second SAD 1   731  to the AP  700  at a time t 9  that the transaction process for the DATA 3   709  is completed. At the time t 7  that the DATA 3   709  is transmitted, the STA 0   710  to the STA 2   730  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. 
     However, among the STA 0   710  to the STA 2   730  that have changed their operation modes to the active mode at the time t 8 , the STA 0   710  and the STA 2   730  may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 9  that the second SAD 1   731  is transmitted. The STA 3   740  that has completed the reception of the DATA 3   709  may also change its operation mode to the sleep mode at the time t 9 . 
     The second SAD 1   731  may include information related to the DATA 1   713  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 0   710 , the STA 2   730  and the STA 3   740  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the second SAD 1   731 . 
     In other words, each of the STA 0   710 , the STA 2   730  and the STA 3   740 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 1   713  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 9  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the second SAD 1   731 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   713 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   713  is a time t 11 . Therefore, each of the STA 0   710 , the STA 2   730  and the STA 3   740  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 9  that the second SAD 1   731  is transmitted, until the time t 11 , which is a time indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 1   720  that has changed its operation mode to the active mode at the time t 8  may keep the active mode which is the current operation mode, determining that the second SAD 1   731  is SAD information related to the data frame that is to be transmitted to the STA 1   720 . 
     The AP  700  may transmit the DATA 1   713  and SAD information (e.g. a first SAD 5   715 ) related to DATA 5  that is the next data frame to the STA 1   720  at a time t 10 , and the STA 1   720  may transmit an ACK frame  721  and a second SAD 5   723  to the AP  700  at a time t 12  that the transaction process for the DATA 1   713  is completed. At the time t 10  that the DATA 1   713  is transmitted, the STA 0   710 , the STA 2   730  and the STA 3   740  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. 
     However, the STA 0   710 , the STA 2   730  and the STA 3   740  that have changed their operation modes to the active mode at the time t 11  may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 12  that the second SAD 5   723  is transmitted. The STA 1   720  that has completed the reception of the DATA 1   713  may change its operation mode to the sleep mode at the time t 12 . 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Particularly, with reference to  FIG. 8 , a description is provided below of an example of an active period and a sleep period of a terminal based on transmission of SAD information in a case where the SAD information is located in front of a data frame. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , an AP  800  may transmit SAD information (e.g. SAD 2   801 ) related to DATA 2   807  that is the next data frame, and DATA 0   803  to STA 0   810  at a time t 1 , and the STA 0   810  may transmit an ACK frame  817  to the AP  800  at a time t 2  that the transaction process for the DATA 0   803  is completed. In this case, at the time t 1  that the SAD 2   801  located in front of the DATA 0   803  is transmitted, terminals (e.g., STA 1   820  to STA 3   840 ), which don&#39;t receive the DATA 0   803 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode. 
     The SAD 2   801  may include information related to the DATA 2   807  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 1   820  to the STA 3   840  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the SAD 2   801 . 
     In other words, the STA 1   820  and the STA 3   840 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 2   807 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 2   801 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   807 , and it will be assumed herein that end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   807  is a time t 4 . Therefore, the STA 1   820  and the STA 3   840  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  that the SAD 2   801  is transmitted, until the time t 4  indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In addition, the STA 2   830 , which is related to the transmission of the DATA 2   807 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  until the time indicated by StsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 2   801 . The StsSAD indicates a start time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   807 , and it will be assumed herein that the time indicated by StsSAD is a time t 2 . Therefore, the STA 2   830  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  that the SAD 2   801  is transmitted, until the time t 2  indicated by the StsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 0   810  that has completed the reception of the DATA 0   803  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 2  that the STA 0   810  transmitted the ACK frame  817  until the time t 4  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD in the SAD 2   801 . 
     The AP  800  may transmit SAD information (e.g. SAD 3   805 ) related to DATA 3   811  that is the next data frame, and DATA 2   807  to the STA 2   830  at a time t 3 , and the STA 2   830  may transmit an ACK frame  821  to the AP  800  at a time t 4  that the transaction process for the DATA 2   807  is completed. At the time t 3  that the DATA 2   807  is transmitted, the STA 0   810 , the STA 1   820  and the STA 3   840  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. In addition, the STA 2   830  may change its operation mode from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 4  that the STA 2   830  has completed the transaction process for the DATA 2   807 . 
     The SAD 3   805  may include information related to the DATA 3   811  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and the STA 2   830  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the SAD 3   805 . In other words, the STA 2   830  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 4  until the end time (e.g. a time t 6 ) of a transaction process for the DATA 3   811 . 
     The AP  800  may transmit SAD information (e.g. SAD 1   809 ) related to DATA 1   815  that is the next data frame, and the DATA 3   811  to the STA 3   840  at a time t 5 , and the STA 3   840  may transmit an ACK frame  823  to the AP  800  at the time t 6  that the transaction process for the DATA 3   811  is completed. In this case, the SAD 1   809  located in front of the DATA 3   811  may be transmitted at the time t 5 , and at the time t 5 , the terminals (i.e., the STA 0   810  and the STA 1   820 ), which don&#39;t receive the DATA 3   811 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode. At the time t 5  that the DATA 3   811  is transmitted, the STA 2   830  may perform no operation, since its operation mode is the sleep mode. 
     The SAD 1   809  may include information related to the DATA 1   815  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 0   810  and the STA 1   820  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the SAD 1   809 . 
     In other words, the STA 0   810 , which is irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 1   815 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 5  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 1   809 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   815 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   815  is a time t 8 . Therefore, the STA 0   810  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 5  that the SAD 1   809  is transmitted, until the time t 8  indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In addition, the STA 1   820 , which is related to the transmission of the DATA 1   815 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 5  until the time indicated by StsSAD in the duration information included in the SAD 1   809 . The StsSAD indicates a start time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   815 , and it will be assumed herein that the start time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   815  is the time t 6 . Therefore, the STA 1   820  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 5  that the SAD 1   809  is transmitted, until the time t 6  indicated by StsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 3   840  that has completed the reception of the DATA 3   811  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 6  that the STA 3   840  transmitted the ACK frame  823 , until the end time (e.g. the time t 8  indicated by EtsSAD in the SAD 1   809 ) of a transaction process for the DATA 1   815 . 
     The AP  800  may transmit SAD information (e.g. SAD 0   813 ) related to DATA 5  that is the next data frame, and the DATA 1   815  to the STA 1   820  at a time t 7 , and the STA 1   820  may transmit an ACK frame  819  to the AP  800  at the time t 8  that the transaction process for the DATA 1   815  is completed. In this case, at the time t 7  that the SAD 0   813  located in front of the DATA 1   815  is transmitted, the terminal (e.g. the STA 2   830 ) whose operation mode is the active mode, among the terminals which don&#39;t receive the DATA 1   815 , may change its operation mode to the sleep mode. In addition, at the time t 7  that the DATA 1   815  is transmitted, the terminals (e.g., the STA 0   810  and the STA 3   840 ) whose operation modes are the sleep mode may perform no operation. Further, the STA 1   820  may change its operation mode from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 8  that the STA 1   820  has completed the transaction process for the DATA 1   815 . 
       FIG. 9  illustrates an example of transmitting a data frame and SAD information to terminals by an access point in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Particularly, with reference to  FIG. 9 , a description is provided below of an example of an active period and a sleep period of a terminal based on transmission of SAD information in a case where the SAD information is located in front of each of a data frame and an ACK frame. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , an AP  900  may transmit SAD information (e.g. a first SAD 2   901 ) related to DATA 2   907  that is the next data frame, and DATA 0   903  to STA 0   910  at a time t 1 . The STA 0   910  may transmit a second SAD 2   917  and an ACK frame  919  to the AP  900  at a time t 3  that the transaction process for the DATA 0   903  is completed. In this case, at the time t 1  that the first SAD 2   901  located in front of the DATA 0   903  is transmitted, terminals (e.g., STA 1   920  to STA 3   940 ), which don&#39;t receive the DATA 0   903 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode. The second SAD 2   917  may be the same information as the first SAD 2   901 , or may be information that is updated from the first SAD 2   901 . 
     The first SAD 2   901  may include information related to the DATA 2   907  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 1   920  to the STA 3   940  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the first SAD 2   901 . 
     In other words, the STA 1   920  and the STA 3   940 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 2   907 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the first SAD 2   901 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   907 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   907  is a time t 6 . Therefore, the STA 1   920  and the STA 3   940  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  that the first SAD 2   901  is transmitted, until the time t 6  indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In addition, the STA 2   930 , which is related to the transmission of the DATA 2   907 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  until the time indicated by StsSAD in the duration information included in the first SAD 2   901 . The StsSAD indicates a start time of a transaction process for the DATA 2   907 , and it will be assumed herein that the time indicated by StsSAD is a time t 4 . Therefore, the STA 2   930  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 1  that the first SAD 2   901  is transmitted, until the time t 4  indicated by StsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 0   910  that has completed the reception of the DATA 0   903  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 4  that the STA 0   910  transmitted the ACK frame  919 , until the time t 6  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD in the first SAD 2   901 . 
     The AP  900  may transmit SAD information (e.g. a first SAD 3   905 ) related to DATA 3   911  that is the next data frame, and the DATA 2   907  to the STA 2   930  at a time t 5 . The STA 2   930  may transmit a second SAD 3   925  and an ACK frame  927  to the AP  900  at the time t 7  that the transaction process for the DATA 2   907  is completed. At the time t 5  that the DATA 2   907  is transmitted, the STA 0   910 , the STA 1   920  and the STA 3   940  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. 
     However, among the STA 0   910 , the STA 1   920  and the STA 3   940  that have changed their operation modes to the active mode at the time t 6 , the terminals (e.g., STA 0   910  and the STA 1   920 ), which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 3   911 , may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 7  that the second SAD 3   925  is transmitted. The STA 2   930  that has completed the reception of the DATA 2   907  may also change its operation mode to the sleep mode at a time t 8  that the ACK frame  927  is transmitted. 
     The second SAD 3   925  may include information related to the DATA 3   911  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 0   910  to the STA 2   930  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the second SAD 3   925 . 
     In other words, each of the STA 0   910  to the STA 2   930 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 3   911 , may operate in the sleep mode until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the second SAD 3   925 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 3   911 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 3   911  is a time t 10 . Therefore, the STA 0   910  and the STA 1   920  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 7  that the second SAD 3   925  is transmitted until the time t 10  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD, and the STA 2   930  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 8  that the ACK frame  927  is transmitted until the time t 10  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD. 
     The AP  900  may transmit SAD information (e.g. a first SAD 1   909 ) related to DATA 1   915  that is the next data frame, and the DATA 3   911  to the STA 3   940  at a time t 9 . The STA 3   940  may transmit a second SAD 1   929  and an ACK frame  931  to the AP  900  at a time t 11  that the transaction process for the DATA 3   911  is completed. At the time t 9  that the DATA 3   911  is transmitted, the STA 0   910  to the STA 2   930  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. 
     However, the STA 0   910  to the STA 2   930  that have changed their operation modes to the active mode at the time t 10  may change their operation modes to the sleep mode at the time t 11  that the second SAD 1   929  is transmitted. The STA 3   940  that has completed the reception of the DATA 3   911  may also change its operation mode to the sleep mode at a time t 12  that the transmission of the ACK frame  931  is completed. 
     The second SAD 1   929  may include information related to the DATA 1   915  that is a data frame to be transmitted next, and each of the STA 0   910  to the STA 3   940  may determine a sleep period based on the duration information included in the second SAD 1   929 . 
     In other words, each of the STA 0   910 , the STA 2   930  and the STA 3   940 , which are irrelevant to the transmission of the DATA 1   915 , may operate in the sleep mode until the time indicated by EtsSAD in the duration information included in the second SAD 1   929 . The EtsSAD indicates an end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   915 , and it will be assumed herein that the end time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   915  is a time t 14 . Therefore, the STA 0   910  and the STA 2   930  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 11  that the second SAD 1   929  is transmitted until the time t 14  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD, and the STA 3   940  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 12  that the transmission of the ACK frame  931  is completed until the time t 14  which is a time indicated by EtsSAD. 
     In contrast, the STA 1   920 , which is related to the transmission of the DATA 1   915 , may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 11  until the time indicated by StsSAD in the duration information included in the second SAD 1   929 . The StsSAD indicates a start time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   915 , and it will be assumed herein that the start time of a transaction process for the DATA 1   915  is a time t 12 . Therefore, the STA 1   920  may operate in the sleep mode from the time t 11  that the second SAD 1   929  is transmitted until the time t 12  which is a time indicated by StsSAD. 
     The AP  900  may transmit SAD information (e.g. a first SAD 5   913 ) related to DATA 5  that is the next data frame, and the DATA 1   915  to the STA 1   920  at a time t 13 . The STA 1   920  may transmit a second SAD 5   921  and an ACK frame  923  to the AP  900  at a time t 15  that the transaction process for the DATA 1   915  is completed. At the time t 13  that the DATA 1   915  is transmitted, the STA 0   910 , the STA 2   930  and the STA 3   940  may perform no operation, since their operation modes are the sleep mode. 
     However, the STA 0   910 , the STA 2   930  and the STA 3   940  that have changed their operation modes to the active mode at the time t 14  may change their operation modes from the active mode to the sleep mode at the time t 15  that the second SAD 5   921  is transmitted. The STA 1   920  that has completed the reception of the DATA 1   915  may change its operation mode to the sleep mode at the time t 16  that the transmission of the ACK frame  923  is completed. 
     In  FIGS. 6 to 9 , SAD information is concatenated to a data frame to be located in front, or at the rear, of the data frame. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, however, the SAD information may be located apart from the data frame by a predetermined distance without being concatenated to the data frame. In other words, the SAD information may be located in front, or at the rear, of the data frame so as to be spaced apart from the data frame by a predetermined distance. 
       FIG. 10  is a block diagram of a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , the terminal may include a reception processor  1000 , a physical layer processor  1100 , a MAC layer processor  1200 , a first multiplexer (MUX 1 )  1013 , a correlator  1015 , a comparator  1017 , and an antenna  1001 . In addition, the reception processor  1000  may include a low-noise amplifier (LNA)  1003 , a mixer  1005 , a synthesizer  1009 , a filter  1007 , and an analog to digital converter (ADC)  1011 , and the MAC layer processor  1200  may include a central processing unit (CPU)  1021 , a second multiplexer (MUX 2 )  1019 , and a power controller  1023 . 
     A signal received by the antenna  1001  may be output to the physical layer processor  1100  after undergoing reception processing. In other words, the received signal may be input to the LNA  1003 , and the LNA  1003  may amplify the input signal and output the amplified signal to the mixer  1005 . The mixer  1005  may receive the signal output from the LNA  1003  and the signal output from the synthesizer  1009 , mix the two signals, and then output the mixed signal to the filter  1007 . The filter  1007  may filter the signal output from the mixer  1005  and output the filtered signal to the ADC  1011 . The ADC  1011  may convert the analog signal output from the filter  1007  into a digital signal and output the digital signal to the physical layer processor  1100 . 
     The digital signal output from the ADC  1011  may undergo physical layer processing by the physical layer processor  1100 , and then may be output to the MAC layer processor  1200 . 
     Upon receiving the signal that has undergone physical layer processing, the CPU  1021  of the MAC layer processor  1200  may detect signature information by acquiring SAD information from the received signal. Thereafter, the CPU  1021  may output the detected signature information to the first multiplexer  1013 . If the signature information is located in front of a PPDU frame, the signature information may be used for channel detection, and if the signature information is located at the rear of a PPDU frame, the signature information may be used as a flag indicating an input of SAD information. Therefore, if the signature information is located in front of a PPDU frame, the first multiplexer  1013  may output a signal of a repeated pattern, like a normal preamble, to the correlator  1015 , and if the signature information is located at the rear of a PPDU frame, the first multiplexer  1013  may output a signal of a predetermined pattern to the comparator  1017 . 
     The correlator  1015  may perform correlation processing on the repeated-pattern signal output from the first multiplexer  1013  and the signal output from the ADC  1011 , and output the correlation-processed signal to the second multiplexer  1019 . The correlation processing operation of the correlator  1015  is described below in detail with reference to  FIG. 11A . 
     The comparator  1017  may perform comparison processing on the predetermined pattern signal output from the first multiplexer  1013  and the signal output from the physical layer processor  1100 , and output the comparison-processed signal to the second multiplexer  1019 . The comparison processing operation of the comparator  1017  is described below in detail with reference to  FIG. 11B . 
     The second multiplexer  1019  may receive the signal output from the correlator  1015  or the signal output from the comparator  1017 , and output the received signal to the power controller  1023 , and the power controller  1023  may control the power of the terminal based on the input signal. 
       FIG. 11A  is a block diagram of a correlator  1015  of a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11A , the correlator  1015  of the terminal may include delays  1101 ,  1103  and  1105 , AND gates  1107 ,  1109  and  1111 , a summation unit  1120 , and a peak detector &amp; decoder  1130 . 
     The signal output from the ADC  1011  may be input to each of the delays  1101 ,  1103  and  1105 , and each of the delays  1101 ,  1103  and  1105  may delay the input signal by a predetermined time. 
     The signature information  1110  (e.g., the signal of a repeated pattern) output from the first multiplexer  1013 , and the signal output from each of the delays  1101 ,  1103  and  1105  may be input to associated AND gates  1107 ,  1109  and  1111 , and each of the AND gates  1107 ,  1109  and  1111  may compute a logical product (or logical AND) of the two input signals. 
     The summation unit  1120  may receive logical products output from the AND gates  1107 ,  1109  and  1111 , and sum the received logical product values. 
     The peak detector and decoder  1130  may detect a peak value by receiving the signal output from the delay  1105  and the signal output from the summation unit  1120 , and detect address information and duration information of SAD information by decoding the detected peak value. 
       FIG. 11B  is a block diagram of a comparator  1017  of a terminal in a power save mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     Referring to  FIG. 11B , the comparator  1017  of the terminal may include delays  1141 ,  1143  and  1145 , XOR gates  1147 ,  1149  and  1151 , a comparison unit  1160 , and a decoder  1170 . 
     The signal output from the ADC  1011  may be input to each of the delays  1141 ,  1143  and  1145 , and each of the delays  1141 ,  1143  and  1145  may delay the input signal by a predetermined time. 
     The signature information  1140  (e.g., the signal of a predetermined pattern) output from the first multiplexer  1013 , and the signal output from each of the delays  1141 ,  1143  and  1145  may be input to associated XOR gates  1147 ,  1149  and  1151 , and each of the XOR gates  1147 ,  1149  and  1151  may compute a logical exclusive-or (or logical XOR) of the two input signals. 
     The comparison unit  1160  may receive a logical exclusive-or output from each of the XOR gates  1147 ,  1149  and  1151 , and compare each of the received logical exclusive-or values to logical zero (0). 
     The decoder  1170  may decode the signal output from the delay  1145  and the signal output from the comparison unit  1160 , and detect address information and duration information of SAD information. 
     It will be appreciated that the power control apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of hardware, software or a combination thereof. Software may be stored in a volatile or nonvolatile storage device (e.g., an erasable/re-writable read only memory (ROM)), a memory (e.g., a random access memory (RAM), a memory integrated circuit (IC) or chip, or a memory device), or an optically or magnetically writable machine (e.g., a computer)-readable storage medium (e.g., a compact disk (CD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a magnetic disk, or a magnetic tape). The power control apparatus and method may be implemented by a computer or a mobile terminal that includes a controller and a memory. It will be understood that the memory is an example of a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium suitable to store a program or programs including instructions for implementing embodiments of the present disclosure. 
     Therefore, the present disclosure may include a program including code for implementing an apparatus and a method as set forth in the appended claims, and a non-transitory machine (or computer)-readable storage medium for storing the program. In addition, the program may be electronically carried on any medium such as communication signals that are delivered through wired/wireless connections. 
     Further, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the power control apparatus and method may receive and store the program from a program server. The program server may include a memory for storing a program including instructions for performing the power control method and also storing information necessary for the power control method, a communication unit for performing wired/wireless communication with the power control apparatus, and a controller for transmitting the program to the power control apparatus automatically or at the request of the power control apparatus. 
     As is apparent from the foregoing description, the power control apparatus and method may transmit additional information related to the next data frame together when transmitting a data frame, thereby making it possible to minimize the power consumed in the terminal, thus contributing to the superior power saving effects. 
     While the present disclosure has been shown and described with reference to certain embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.