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WLAN power saving using packet overhearing reduction

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The power consumption is important in wireless communication as many devices are battery powered. We focus on this area and propose a method to reduce WLAN device power consumption, particularly on WiFi according to standard 802.11. The proposed method defines a new PHY state that consumes less power than the active states but can switch back fast to an active state. The PHY switches to this state during part of an overheard packet. No change is required to the WLAN protocol or any other device in the network, allowing for full compatibility with the existing devices. The performance analysis is done both analytically and by simulation. It shows that it is possible to reduce average power consumption by up to 30 %.

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This work has been supported by ngnlab.eu project, Slovak National research Grant 1/0676/12. It is a partial result of the Research and Development Operational Program for the projects Support of Center of Excellence for Smart Technologies, Systems and Services, ITMS 26240120005 and SMART II ITMS 26240120029, co-funded by ERDF.

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Levy, D., Kotuliak, I. WLAN power saving using packet overhearing reduction. Telecommun Syst 61, 43–57 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-014-9951-y

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