A kind of AP energy-saving method, device and AC

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide an AP energy-saving method, device, and AC, wherein the AP energy-saving method includes: acquiring the number of wireless terminals accessed by each AP in a pre-created virtual service area, wherein the APs in the virtual service area include A plurality of pre-designated serving APs; if the number of wireless terminals accessed by each AP is zero, a start standby energy-saving command is sent to each serving AP, so that each serving AP stops providing access services. Through this solution, the energy saving effect of the AP can be improved.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of wireless communication, in particular to an AP energy saving method, device and AC. Background technique [0002] In a wireless local area network (English: Wireless Local Area Network, abbreviation: WLAN) networking environment, a wireless terminal implements access to the WLAN by connecting to an access point (English: Access Point, abbreviation: AP). The AP provides access services for wireless terminals. For a certain wireless service, the AP periodically broadcasts a beacon frame (Beacon frame) according to a fixed radio frequency transmission power. After the wireless terminal detects the Beacon frame, it parses the Beacon frame , learn the corresponding wireless service, and decide whether to access the AP. [0003] Since there are not always wireless terminals using wireless services within the radio range of the AP, and the energy consumption of the AP is closely related to the radio tra...

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However, since there may be wireless terminals near the AP that temporarily do not need the wireless service of the WLAN to which the AP belongs, if the radio frequency transmission power is reduced too low, such wireless terminals will not be within the radio frequency range of the AP, and thus cannot Access to APs affects the use of wireless services by wireless terminals

Therefore, in this AP energy-saving method, the radio frequency transmission power is usually not reduced too low, so that the actual energy-saving effect of the AP is relatively poor.

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