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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2011
Ramanuja Vedantham, Allen, TX (US);
Xiaolin LU, Plano, TX (US);
Assaf Sella, Rishpon, IL;
Josef Peery, Kadima, IL;
Ariton Xhafa, Plano, TX (US);
Yanjun Sun, Richardson, TX (US);
Ramanuja Vedantham, Allen, TX (US);
Xiaolin Lu, Plano, TX (US);
Assaf Sella, Rishpon, IL;
Josef Peery, Kadima, IL;
Ariton Xhafa, Plano, TX (US);
Yanjun Sun, Richardson, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for reducing power consumption of a wireless device operating as a soft access point. In one embodiment, a wireless device includes a soft access point controller that configures the wireless device to operate as a group owner in a peer-to-peer wireless local area network. The soft access point controller includes a beacon controller. The beacon controller is configured to transmit beacon frames at a first periodic interval. The beacon controller is also configured to extend a discovery interval of a wireless station by transmitting acknowledgement packets at a second periodic interval. The second periodic interval is shorter than the first periodic interval and shorter than a minimum discovery scan timeout of the wireless station.