Power consumption control method for a TDMA radio subscriber unit

摘要

The present invention provides a method for operating a TDMA radio subscriber unit to conserve power, said subscriber unit comprising a plurality of cooperatively connected circuit components, said subscriber unit (a) operating in different signal processing states at different times, and (b) operating within a plurality of time slots of a recurring time frame, said method comprising the steps of identifying for each of said states, respective ones of said circuit components not required to be powered at a first power consumption level for said TDMA radio subscriber unit to operate; assigning to said respective ones of said circuit components a second power consumption level, lower than said first power consumption level, for said each of said states; transitioning said subscriber unit between two of said signal processing states responsive to a transition between two of said plurality of time slots; and operating each of said circuit components at one of said first power consumption level and said second power consumption level depending on whether said each of said circuit components has been assigned said second power level for any one of said states within said one of said time slots said subscriber unit is operating within.