Systems and Methods for Sleep Mode and Staged Connectivity in Multi-RAT Environments

摘要

Systems and methods for staged connectivity and sleep mode are provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure optimize power consumption for a user across user devices by creating an ad hoc co-located network of user devices and establishing a device in the co-located network to act as a master (hub) device. In an embodiment, the system includes multiple user wireless devices and a network controller. The network controller identifies a set of proximate wireless devices and the power capability for each wireless device in the set. The network controller then selects a wireless device in the set to act as the hub (master) wireless device based on factors such as the power capabilities of each wireless device. The network controller then instructs the other wireless devices in the set to power down and instructs the appropriate network providers to handover communications to the hub (master) device.

主权项

1. A method for performing staged connectivity in a network controller comprising:
identifying a plurality of proximate wireless devices; determining a power capability for each wireless device in the plurality of proximate wireless devices; selecting a wireless device in the plurality of proximate wireless devices as a hub wireless device based on the power capabilities of the plurality of proximate wireless devices; instructing the wireless devices in the plurality of proximate wireless devices, other than the hub wireless device, to enter sleep mode; and instructing providers serving the wireless devices in the plurality of proximate wireless devices, other than the provide serving the hub wireless device, to handover communications for the respective wireless devices to the hub wireless device.