System and method for conserving power for a wireless device while maintaining a connection to a network

摘要

The invention relates to a system and a method for reducing power consumption of a communication device. The method comprises the following actions in a first and a second cycle: in the first cycle, at an instance in a first period of time monitoring for a Medium Access Control beacon signal relating to the data link layer connection from the transceiver, where the first period allows the device to receive the beacon signal and the first cycle has a frequency based on occurrences of the beacon signal; and in the second cycle, for a second period monitoring for an Address Resolution Protocol request for an Internet Protocol address relating to the network layer communication from the transceiver during the second period, the second cycle having a frequency which is shorter than the frequency of transmission of the ARP from a host in the network.