Aestivation Aestivation Aestivation or æstivation (from , summer, but also spelled estivation in American English) is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which are often the summer months. Invertebrate and vertebrate animals are known to enter this state to avoid damage from high temperatures and the risk of desiccation. Both terrestrial and aquatic animals undergo aestivation. The fossil record suggests that aestivation may have evolved several hundred
Fast Dormancy the 3GPP specifications, published in 2010, standardized the data connection idling process and replaced earlier methods such as "Autonomous Signalling Connection Release" with Fast Dormancy. The Fast Dormancy feature resolved the issues reported by mobile carriers by implementing different states that set the level of power consumption and data throughput that the device can utilize. This allows for the device to maintain a consistent connection between data transfers while reducing battery consumption during periods of inactivity. The term "Fast Dormancy" was coined as a short-hand way of describing its main purpose, which is to quickly put mobile devices into a