Method and apparatus for implementing a sleep proxy for...

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

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C713S300000, C713S310000, C713S320000, C713S321000, C713S322000, C713S323000, C713S324000, C713S330000, C713S340000, C709S203000, C709S224000

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11483750

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for implementing a sleep proxy. The system starts by receiving a request at the sleep proxy for information pertaining to a service provided by a device. In response to this request, the system determines if the device is a member of a list of devices for which the sleep proxy takes action. If so, the system determines if the sleep proxy can answer the request. If so, the sleep proxy sends a response to the request on behalf of the device. In a variation on this embodiment, if the system cannot answer the request on behalf of the device, the system sends a wakeup packet to the device, wherein the wakeup packet causes the device to exit a power-saving mode so that the device can respond to the request directly.

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