device 145 over the coverage area as the mobile device 145 moves from point d to point e to point f the mobile device 145 can remain in communication synchronization e g establish a passive communication link without a two way exchange of data with the appropriate access point 140 in particular one embodiment of the present invention can enable a mobile device 145 to establish communication synchronization with an access point 140 without requesting the access point to put it in a standby e g park mode the operation of the system shown in fig2 is best illustrated by reference to the flowchart of fig3 initially the mobile device 145 establishes a communication link with a first access point 140 in the coverage group step 150 the mobile device 145 can then request to be placed in a standby mode while in standby mode the mobile device 145 can receive data from the first access point 140 over a control channel which can take various forms step 155 for example the control channel can include a set of packets that are transmitted at clock times that have been predefined to signify the control channel the times of control channel transmissions may either be fixed or may be modified by the control channel itself alternatively the control channel could include a set of packets that contain a field of information that specifically identifies the packet as a control channel packet in yet other embodiments the control channel can include combinations of the above described control channel implementations notably the packets that comprise the control channel can but need not be sent with broadcast.