CPC H04W 52/0206 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
entering, by an access station for a radio access network (RAN), a low power-consumption mode that deactivates components of the access station;
transmitting, by the access station, a beacon signal in response to entering the low power-consumption mode, wherein the beacon signal indicates that the access station is in the low power-consumption mode and includes a power-saving level that indicates a relative level of priority for the access station to remain in power saving mode;
receiving, by the access station and based on the power-saving level, a wake-up signal from a user equipment (UE) device; and
exiting, by the access station, the low power-consumption mode in response to receiving the wake-up signal.
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