WLAN network control method and device thereof

Abstract

The invention discloses a wireless local area network (WLAN) network control method and a device thereof. The WLAN network comprises a wireless access controller AC device and at least one wireless access point AP device connected with an AC device. The method includes the following steps: the AC device acquires the sleep condition and the wake-up condition of the WLAN network; the AC device closes the AP device when the AP device meets the sleep condition; and the AC device wakes up the closed AP device when the closed AP device meets the wake-up condition. In the invention, the AC device sets up the sleep condition and the wake-up condition of the WLAN network; the AC device closes the AP device when the AP device meets the sleep condition; the AC device wakes up the closed AP device when the AP device meets the wake-up condition; therefore, the use of the AP device in the WLAN network can be controlled, and the utilization ratio of network sources is improved.

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A control method and device for a WLAN network technical field The present invention relates to the field of wireless communication, in particular to a control method and equipment for a WLAN network. Background technique A WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network, wireless local area network) provides a high-speed wireless data access service, and thus becomes a popular wireless access method. A WLAN usually adopts a centralized AC (wireless controller, Access Controller)-AP (wireless access point, AccessPoint) architecture. Among them, the AC device provides centralized management of the WLAN network, and the AP device establishes a connection with the AC device to join the WLAN network and provide wireless access services. Specifically, in a centralized WLAN network, after the AP device is powered on, it needs to find the AC device first, obtain the information of the AC device through broadcast packets or other protocols, establish a connection with the AC device, and excha...

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Problems solved by technology

However, general WLAN networks cannot be used 24 hours a day. For example, WLAN networks in enterprise networks, especially in the middle of the night and during holidays, AP devices are generally idle, resulting in waste of WLAN network resources.

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