Enhancing IEEE 802.11 Energy Efficiency for Continuous Media Applications

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Abstract

This paper proposes the Optimized Power save Algorithm for continuous Media Applications (OPAMA) to improve end-user device energy efficiency. OPAMA enhances the standard legacy Power Save Mode (PSM) of IEEE 802.11 by taking into consideration application specific requirements combined with data aggregation techniques. By establishing a balanced cost/benefit tradeoff between performance and energy consumption, OPAMA is able to improve energy efficiency, while keeping the end-user experience at a desired level. OPAMA was assessed in the OMNeT++ simulator using real traces of variable bitrate video streaming applications. The results showed the capability to enhance energy efficiency, achieving savings up to 44% when compared with the IEEE 802.11 legacy PSM.

Keywords

IEEE 802.11, Energy Efficiency, Power Save Mode

Subject

Energy efficiency

Conference

EE-LSDS 2013, Energy Efficiency in Large Scale Distributed Systems conference, 22-24 April 2013, Vienna, Austria, April 2013

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