Method and system for buffer state based low power operation in a moca network

Abstract

A first device of a Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network may communicate with a second device of the MoCA network to control power-save operation of the second MoCA device. The first device may control the power-save operation of the second MoCA device based on an amount of data stored in a buffer, wherein the data stored in the buffer is destined for the second device. The buffer may be in a third device which sends the data to the second device, and/or the buffer may be in the first device. The first device may be operable to buffer data destined for the second device while the second device is in a power-saving state.

1 . A system comprising:
 one or more circuits for use in a first device of a Multimedia Over Coax Alliance (MoCA) network, said one or more circuits being operable to, at least:
 communicate with a second device of said MoCA network to control power-save operation of said second MoCA device. 
   
     
     
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