Patent ID: 8515500

Claim:
A client terminal, comprising: a first communication interface for wirelessly communicating with an access node; a second communication interface for wirelessly communicating with a proxy device, the second communication interface configured to operate at a lower power than that of the first communication interface; and a processing circuit coupled to the first communication interface and the second communication interface, the processing circuit adapted to: send a message intended for a proxy device, the message including a request to operate as a proxy by monitoring a signaling/control channel for the client terminal and forwarding incoming messages from the signaling/control channel to the client terminal via the second communication interface; send a message intended for an access node indicating monitoring of the signaling/control channel at a short cycle rate using the first communication interface; power down the first communication interface while the access node is configured to transmit messages to the client terminal at the indicated short cycle rate; and monitor the second communication interface for forwarded incoming messages.