Patent ID: 7693098

Claim:
A method for controlling communication in a wireless network including a mobile station and one or more access points through which the mobile station is associated with the network, the mobile station having wireless receiving and transmitting capability and being configured to enter a power save mode, and a dormant state being available in the power save mode, the mobile stations the method comprising: at the mobile station, requesting a paging identifier (PID) from one of the access points; at the mobile station, upon receiving the PID responsive to the requesting step, entering a dormant mode, wherein power consumption from a power supply of the mobile station is limited; at the mobile station and while in the dormant mode, temporarily activating a wireless receiver to receive a wireless beacon signal from an access point of the one or more access points; at the mobile station and while in the dormant mode, activating the wireless receiving and transmitting capability and, upon receiving the beacon signal, processing the beacon signal to identify a paging signaling corresponding to the PID included in the beacon signal, the PID configured to unambiguously identify the mobile station within a paging area comprising at least the access point of the one or more access points; and upon the mobile station identifying the paging signaling corresponding to the PID unambiguously identifying the mobile station, exiting the dormant mode and entering a full-power active mode, wherein the paging signaling is integrated with the beacon signal, and wherein the paging signaling is generated by setting a bit corresponding to the PID added to a traffic indication map (TIM) of the beacon signal.