Patent ID: 8908581

Claim:
A method that facilitates operating an access terminal in a wireless communication environment, comprising: switching an access terminal to an on state for at least a portion of a first time period of a pattern to decode a downlink transmission; switching the access terminal to a microsleep state during at least a portion of the first time period during which decoding is inhibited; switching the access terminal to an extended microsleep state for a second time period of the pattern during which decoding is inhibited; and continuing to switch the access terminal between states according to the pattern by repeating the first time period and the second time period in an alternating manner in a non-discontinuous reception mode; and switching between the on state and the extended microsleep state during an on duration of a discontinuous reception mode, the extended microsleep state having a duration that is an integer multiple of the first time period, wherein the discontinuous reception mode comprises the on duration followed by an off duration.