ADAPTIVE POWER SAVING FOR A MOBILE SUBSCRIBER UNIT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus for adaptive power saving for a mobile subscriber unit in a wireless communication network includes receiving (400) beacons from an access point, measuring (402) timing periods between received beacons, determining (404) a delay in timing periods, and associating (406) the delay in timing periods to a change in a quality of a communication link. The link quality can be quantified (414) and used for reconfiguring (416) power-save parameters in response to a change in link quality.