Method and apparatus for efficient addressing and power savings in wireless communications

A wireless station comprises a receiver that is configured to receive a frame from an access point (AP). The frame comprises a physical layer header. The physical layer header includes an indication of a color associated with the AP. A processor in the STA is configured to enter a power save state b...

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Hauptverfasser: Sammour, Mohammed, Grandhi, Sudheer A, Chandra, Arty
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A wireless station comprises a receiver that is configured to receive a frame from an access point (AP). The frame comprises a physical layer header. The physical layer header includes an indication of a color associated with the AP. A processor in the STA is configured to enter a power save state based on the color associated with the AP not matching a stored AP color of an AP that the STA is associated with. An AP that performs a similar function is also disclosed.