Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program product that may include a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic device) to perform a process according to one or more embodiments of the present invention. The machine-readable medium (i.e., non-transitory machine-readable medium) may include, but is not limited to, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, read-only memories (ROMs), random access memories (RAMs), erasable programmable read-only memories (EPROMs), electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs), magnetic or optical cards, flash memory. There are other types of media suitable for storing instructions.

Abstract: An access point in a wireless network may receive packets over a wired network. The access point may be provided with instructions from the host to determine when to awaken the host from a reduced power consumption state in response to the receipt of a packet. Thus, the access point can enforce wake packet filtering rules while the host is maintained in a reduced power consumption state. This may reduce the power consumption of the host by avoiding the unnecessary awakening of the host every time a packet of little importance arrives over the network.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for estimating the location of a network client. In one embodiment, the present invention includes the network client establishing communication with a Local Area Network (LAN), the LAN including a plurality of infrastructure nodes each having a globally unique media access control (MAC) address. The network client then estimates the location of a network client using the MAC address of at least one of the plurality of infrastructure nodes or the MAC address of the network client.

Abstract: An access point in a wireless network may receive packets over a wired network. The access point may be provided with instructions from the host to determine when to awaken the host from a reduced power consumption state in response to the receipt of a packet. Thus, the access point can enforce wake packet filtering rules while the host is maintained in a reduced power consumption state. This may reduce the power consumption of the host by avoiding the unnecessary awakening of the host every time a packet of little importance arrives over the network.