Patent ID: 7577113

Claim:
A method comprising: maintaining by a wireless communication station a plurality of sets of power saving parameter values associated with a plurality of predefined access categories, respectively, wherein each set of power saving parameter values includes one or more predefined power saving parameter values associated with a respective access category, wherein the one or more power saving parameter values include at least one of a predefined awake interval value and a predefined snooze interval value, wherein the awake interval value defines a length of time after a transmission that said station stays awake before said station enters a power save mode, and wherein the snooze interval value defines a length of time during which the station remains in the power save mode; determining at least one highest priority access category corresponding to transmission over a link of the station during an interval of time; selecting from the plurality of sets of power saving parameter values at least one set of power saving parameter values corresponding to the determined highest priority access category; and based on the selected set of power saving parameter values, setting at the station at least one of a length of time of an awake interval after a transmission over the link that said station stays awake before said station enters the power save mode and a length of time of a snooze interval during which the station remains in the power save mode.