| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that there is not taken into account any local electric power consumption reduction method corresponding to the fact that the number of network users of, for example, a company department unit or building floor unit network within a network system in a wireless network of the conventional art diminishes, there is not taken into account any electric power consumption reduction method corresponding to carrying out electric power conservation operations in a planned way during time slots in which the number of network users diminishes, such as at night or during holidays, and it is not taken into account that it is possible for peripheral network equipment to similarly switch over to an electric power conservation operation due to the fact that, with an equipment unit "electric power conservation operation function", object equipment switches over to the electric power conservation operation. <P>SOLUTION: In an electric power consumption control method of a plurality of network connection devices connected to a network, the plurality of network connection devices are grouped, and on the basis of the traffic amount of the grouped network connection devices, the grouped network connection devices are controlled by a group unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |
