Abstract: A packet delivery method for assuring the delivery of packets in an wireless local area network (LAN) having a service access point (AP) and a plurality mobile user devices, said user devices in communication with each other and with the access point. The access point determines when a destination device is in the sleep mode of operation and stores data packets intended for that device in memory. Thereafter the access point determines when the destination device enters the active mode of operation, delivers the data packets to the destination device and informs the source device of delivery of the data packets to the destination device.

Abstract: A power management technique for use in an wireless communication system having a service access point and a plurality mobile battery powered user devices, user devices in communication with each other and with the access point, power management technique for determining when a user device may transition from an active mode of operation to a sleep mode of operation and further for determining when a user device in the sleep mode of operation should transition to the active mode of operation.

Abstract: A power management and packet delivery method for use in a wireless local area network (LAN) having a plurality of mobile battery powered user devices, the user devices in communication with each other, the power management and packet delivery technique for determining when a user device may transition from an active mode of operation to a sleep mode of operation and further for determining when a user device in the sleep mode of operation should transition to the active mode of operation. The method further operative to inform an intended destination device that data is forthcoming, thereby prohibiting that device from entering the sleep mode until after the data has been delivered.