ENERGY SAVING METHOD AND WAKEUP METHOD FOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINT, AND RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention disclose an energy saving method for a wireless AP, including: when it is detected that a time during which a wireless AP transmits no packet uplink or downlink and is associated with no station is greater than a preset time threshold, disabling, by the wireless AP, a transmit channel, and retaining only a receive channel; listening for, by the wireless AP, a Probe Request through the receive channel; and if the Probe Request obtained by listening meets a preset activation condition, enabling, by the wireless AP, the transmit channel. The embodiments of the present invention further disclose a wakeup method for a wireless AP and related devices. By means of the present invention, power consumption of a wireless AP can be effectively reduced.

主权项

1. A wireless AP, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a set of program code, and the processor is configured to invoke the program code stored in the memory, to perform the following operations:
if it is detected that a time during which no packet is transmitted uplink or downlink and no station is associated is greater than a preset time threshold, disabling a transmit channel, and retaining only a receive channel; listening for a Probe Request through the receive channel; and if the Probe Request obtained by listening meets a preset activation condition, enabling the transmit channel.