US 12,342,278 B2
Automated configuration of device wake schedules for satellite communications
Robert E. Barton, Richmond (CA); Francesco Basile, Pisa (IT); Michael Freed, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Yen Chih Lee, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/859,170.
Prior Publication US 2024/0015647 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/30 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 52/0216 (2013.01) [H04W 72/30 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a first device in a network, a satellite communication schedule indicative of when a satellite will be in communication range of the first device;
communicating, by the first device, with the satellite according to the satellite communication schedule;
receiving, at the first device, a request for the satellite communication schedule from a second device in the network; and
sending, by the first device, the satellite communication schedule to the second device, wherein the second device uses the satellite communication schedule to configure a wake schedule of the second device to communicate with the satellite based in part on the satellite communication schedule.