Power Management in a WLAN Infrastructure
First Claim
1. A method for managing power consumption in a wireless local area network having multiple access points with overlapping coverage, where modes of different power consumption are available to the access points, the method comprising:
- assessing whether the traffic load of the network may be adequately supported using fewer access points in an active mode;
if the traffic load may be adequately supported using fewer access points in the active mode, redistributing the traffic load from certain active access points among the remaining access points in the active mode and switching the certain access points into a mode of lower power consumption than the active mode.
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Abstract
A wireless local area network includes multiple access points with overlapping coverage, and modes of different power consumption are available to the access points. It is assessed whether the traffic load of the network may be adequately supported using fewer access points in an active mode. If so, the traffic load is redistributed from certain active access points among the remaining access points in the active mode. The certain access points are switched into a mode of lower power consumption than the active mode. Similarly, it is assessed whether the traffic load of the network is adequately supported by the current number of access points in an active mode. If not, certain access points which are in a mode of lower power consumption are switched to the active mode. The traffic load is redistributed among the access points in the active mode including the certain access points.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing power consumption in a wireless local area network having multiple access points with overlapping coverage, where modes of different power consumption are available to the access points, the method comprising:
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assessing whether the traffic load of the network may be adequately supported using fewer access points in an active mode; if the traffic load may be adequately supported using fewer access points in the active mode, redistributing the traffic load from certain active access points among the remaining access points in the active mode and switching the certain access points into a mode of lower power consumption than the active mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing power consumption in a wireless local area network comprising multiple access points with overlapping coverage, where modes of different power consumption are available to the access points, the method comprising:
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assessing whether the traffic load of the network is adequately supported by the current number of access points in an active mode; if the traffic load is not adequately supported by the current number of access points in the active mode, switching to the active mode certain access points which are in a mode of lower power consumption than the active mode and redistributing the traffic load among the access points in the active mode including the certain access points. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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