Patent ID: 7957705

Claim:
A method carried out by a base station including a first power amplifier that emits a first carrier for carrying a pilot beacon and a second power amplifier that emits a second carrier for carrying forward-link communications, wherein the base station is operable in a first state in which the first power amplifier is turned on and the second power amplifier is turned off, and wherein the base station is operable in a second state in which the first power amplifier is turned on and the second power amplifier is turned on, the method comprising: at the base station, while the base station is operating in the first state, making a first determination that the base station receives a communication from a given mobile station, and in response to making the first determination, transitioning the base station to operate in the second state instead of the first state; and at the base station, while the base station is operating in the second state, making a second determination that no mobile stations are registered as being authorized to be served by the base station, and in response to making the second determination, transitioning the base station to operate in the first state instead of the second state.