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To: qdog who wrote (8842)	2/24/1998 11:03:00 AM
From: bananawind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Qdoggie and others... Does anyone know if this "dormant mode" feature is patented (or patentable). It sure sounds to this technophobe like an important feature for the carrier and the user. Am I off track here? >>With QUALCOMM's new Dormant Mode feature, network resources are consumed only when data is being sent or received, resulting in benefits for both wireless operators and customers. In effect, the data connection goes into a "sleep" or "dormant" mode after a specified period of time passes without any data packets being transmitted. While in "dormant" mode, a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connection is maintained without actively using a traffic channel on the network, and the traffic channel can be allocated to other users on the network. When the user needs to send or receive a data packet, a traffic channel is automatically reactivated, making the "dormant" period transparent to the user. Hence, customers benefit from less airtime charges, and operators can allocate resources to other customers on the system in between bursts of data.<< Also, re MOT's infrastructure equipment problems: could it be those MOT-designed ASIC's that are responsible for the bugginess of the equipment? Thanks. -JLF