US Patent 7477616 Power saving frame transmission method

A method that enables the power saving frame transmission comprising an AP informing a plurality of stations within its range in a WLAN about a plurality of scheduled service periods during which the AP has access to a channel in a scheduled service time, receiving the information about the plurality of scheduled service periods by the plurality of stations and deciding about initiating or not initiating a frame transmission, whether or not an acknowledgement and an immediate response expected from other APs pertaining to said WLAN are received prior to a subsequent scheduled service time, wherein the frame is transmitted in a cooperative frame transmission scenario.