Title :
Power-saving mechanisms in emerging standards for wireless LANs: the MAC level perspective
Author :
Woesner, Hacen ; Ebert, Jean-Pierre ; SchlÄger, Morten ; Wolisz, Adam
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This article provides an overview of mechanisms used for power saving in the upcoming standards for wireless LANs: IEEE 802.11 and ETSI RES 10 HIPERLAN. Power saving on the MAC level is addressed by these standards in a quite different way. We outline the main features of the mechanisms in both standards in terms of power saving. In addition we present simulation studies of the power-saving mechanism in ad hoc configurations of IEEE 802.11 networks, which demonstrate the optimization potential and some performance trade-offs quantitatively
Keywords :
IEEE standards; access protocols; digital simulation; telecommunication standards; wireless LAN; ETSI RES 10 HIPERLAN; IEEE 802.11; LAN communication software; MAC level; medium access protocol; optimization; performance; power-saving mechanisms; simulation studies; wireless LAN standards; Batteries; Bit rate; Energy consumption; Local area networks; Manufacturing; Media Access Protocol; Personal digital assistants; Physical layer; Portable computers; Wireless LAN;
Journal_Title :
Personal Communications, IEEE
