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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2003
Applicants:
Jong Mu Choi, Gunpo, KR;
Jai Hoon Kim, Yongin, KR;
Young Bae Ko, Gunpo, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AJOU University Industry Cooperation Foundation, Suwon-si, KR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 11/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for enhanced power saving on DCF based wireless networks is disclosed. The method divides a beacon transmitting section in an Announcement Traffic Indication Message (hereinafter, referred to as 'ATIM') window period defined by IEEE standard 802.11 according as there is a data packet to be sent or not and allows a terminal that has received the beacon to go to a doze state immediately according to beacon reception timing, thereby preventing unnecessary power consumption.