POWER SAVING MECHANISMS FOR SOFTWARE ENABLED ACCESS POINT (SOFTAP)

摘要

This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for reducing power consumption in wireless communication devices operating on the 6 GHz frequency band. In some implementations, a wireless communication device broadcasts a beacon frame signaling the start of a beacon interval and determines a power management (PM) mode of each wireless station (STA) associated with the wireless communication device during the beacon interval. The wireless communication device further broadcasts a number of fast initial link setup (FILS) discovery frames during the beacon interval, where the number of FILS discovery frames is based at least in part on the PM modes of the associated STAs. In some implementations, the wireless communication device may broadcast a single FILS discovery frame responsive to determining that each of the associated STAs is in a sleep state. The wireless communication device may subsequently operate in a power save mode for the remainder of the beacon interval.