Abstract: A power saving scheme for nodes (101) that are out of range of a network is provided herein. During operation when a node determines that it is out of range of a network it will switch to a “disconnected” mode of operation. In the “disconnected” mode the node will transmit a message on a semi-random interval (so as not to interfere continuously with a beaconing network once back in range), and then switch to receive mode for a short period of time (much less than a frame length). The transmitted message will inform any node that receives it that the transmitting node is currently disconnected from the network and include the MAC address of the disconnected node. The disconnected node will go into sleep mode after the short receive period.