METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR INITIAL INDICATION OF BLOCK ALLOCATION WITHIN PAGE FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS

摘要

Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments improve power saving in network environments. An example method embodiment comprises: generating by an access node, a management frame indicating a plurality of page slice elements; wherein each page slice element comprises a page index associated to a subset of wireless devices within a wireless network; wherein each page slice element comprises an indication whether a corresponding page index is served after the management frame and before a next management frame indicating another plurality of page slice elements; and wherein the plurality of page slice elements are for different page indices; and periodically broadcasting, by the access node, the plurality of page slice elements in a beacon frame to a plurality of associated wireless client devices.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
associating, by a wireless device, to an access node; receiving, by the wireless device, a management frame indicating a plurality of page slice elements; wherein each page slice element comprises a page index associated to a subset of wireless devices within a wireless network; wherein each page slice element comprises an indication whether a corresponding page index is served after the management frame and before a next management frame indicating another plurality of page slice elements; and wherein the plurality of page slice elements are for different page indices; determining the page slice element corresponding to a page index associated to the wireless device; if the indication of the corresponding page slice element indicates that the page slice element is for the currently served page index, determining whether the access node has data for the wireless device; and if the indication of the corresponding page slice element indicates that the page slice element is not for the currently served page index, using a time value in the management frame to determine when the access node will transmit a management frame wherein the corresponding page index is served.