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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2002
Javier Del Prado Pavon, Ossining, NY (US);
Amjad Soomro, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kiran Challapali, New City, NY (US);
Saishankar Nandagopalan, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Javier Del Prado Pavon, Ossining, NY (US);
Amjad Soomro, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Kiran Challapali, New City, NY (US);
Saishankar Nandagopalan, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for announcing to a wireless station in a wireless network that a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule is pending for the wireless station. The apparatus of the invention comprises a hybrid coordinator that is capable of creating and sending to the wireless station an announcement of a pending Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule. The wireless station delays entering a power save mode of operation until the wireless station receives the QoS service schedule or until a selected timeout period expires.