Wake-on-WLAN

In bridging the digital divide, two important criteria are cost-effectiveness, and power optimization. While 802.11 is cost-effective and is being used in several installations in the developing world, typical system configurations are not really power efficient. In this paper, we propose a novel "Wake-on-WLAN" mechanism for coarse-grained, on-demand power on/off of the networking equipment at a remote site. The novelty also lies in our implementation of a prototype system using low-power 802.15.4-based sensor motes. We describe the prototype, as well as its evaluation on field in a WiFi testbed. Preliminary estimates indicate that the proposed mechanism can save significant power in typical rural networking settings. Categories and Subject Descriptors C.2.1 [Computer-Communication Networks]: Network Architecture and Design General Terms Design, Experimentation, Measurement, Performance Keywords Wake-on-WLAN, Rural Networking, Power Management, 802.11 mesh network, 802.15.4

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: WWW
• Authors: Nilesh Mishra, Kameswari Chebrolu, Bhaskaran Raman, Abhinav Pathak
• Keywords: Internet Technology, On-demand Power, Significant Power, Typical Rural Networking, WWW 2006