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Advanced WaveLAN Parameters
Power Management
Power Management
WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card User’s Guide
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Power Management
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The Power Management option on your WaveLAN IEEE 802.11
PC Card is designed to conserve battery life of your portable
computing device. When Power Management is enabled, your
WaveLAN card will go into “sleep” mode, to minimize power
consumption.
PC Card is designed to conserve battery life of your portable
computing device. When Power Management is enabled, your
WaveLAN card will go into “sleep” mode, to minimize power
consumption.
While in “sleep” mode, all network traffic addressed to your station
will be buffered in the WavePOINT-II unit. At regular intervals, your
WaveLAN card will “wake up” to verify whether there is information
buffered at the WavePOINT-II access point.
will be buffered in the WavePOINT-II unit. At regular intervals, your
WaveLAN card will “wake up” to verify whether there is information
buffered at the WavePOINT-II access point.
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If there is no traffic, your WaveLAN card will return to power-
saving sleep mode.
saving sleep mode.
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If there is buffered traffic, the station will collect it and return to
sleep mode.
sleep mode.
The Power Management feature is best suited for transaction-
based processing. In network environments characterized by
heavy data traffic, enabling Power Management may affect
throughput performance as perceived at the wireless station.
based processing. In network environments characterized by
heavy data traffic, enabling Power Management may affect
throughput performance as perceived at the wireless station.
NOTE:
Power Management requires dedicated support from the
WavePOINT-II access points. Previously purchased/
installed WavePOINT-II access points may not yet support
buffering of traffic for wireless clients in sleep mode.
WavePOINT-II access points. Previously purchased/
installed WavePOINT-II access points may not yet support
buffering of traffic for wireless clients in sleep mode.
Before enabling Power Management on your WaveLAN
computer, please consult your LAN Administrator to verify
whether the WavePOINT-II access points have been
upgraded to support this feature.
computer, please consult your LAN Administrator to verify
whether the WavePOINT-II access points have been
upgraded to support this feature.