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Method and apparatus for transmitting power saving poll

US10075917B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2015
Grant dateSep 11, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 27, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus of transmitting power saving-poll (PS-Pall) for use in a wireless network are provided. The method includes a terminal in a wireless communication system determining PS-Poll transmission priorities of terminals based on identifiers of the terminals having downlink data to receive, monitoring to detect the PS-Polls of the terminals having downlink data to receive, and transmitting, when the PS-Poll of the terminal with a priority followed right by the priority of the terminal is received, the PS-Poll after expiry of an arbitrary backoff timer.

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