Characterization of Energy Consumption of a 802.11g Device

Author

Bravo Vicente, Abel ; Galan Jimenez, Jaime ; Gazo Cervero, Alfonso

Author_Institution

Univ. de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain

Volume

13

Issue

8

fYear

2015

Firstpage

2495

Lastpage

2499

Abstract

Wireless communications are continuously growing and the aim of reducing its energy consumption has recently become a research key point. This paper aims to analyze the influence of the configuration of a 802.11g device and its energy consumption. Five operational parameters are analyzed: two related to the network connection (bandwidth and datagram size), the device driver, Power Save Mode (PSM), and signal strength. By analyzing the energy saving values, we show the influence of each operational parameter on the energy consumption value. results show that a correct device configuration can save up to 83% in terms of energy consumption.

Keywords

energy consumption; telecommunication power management; wireless LAN; 802.11g device; PSM; device driver; energy consumption; energy saving values; network connection; operational parameters; power save mode; signal strength; wireless communications; Energy consumption; IEEE 802.11g Standard; Mobile communication; Universal Serial Bus; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication; 11g; 802; Energy saving; Power Save Mode; bandwidth; datagram size; device driver; signal strength;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Latin America Transactions, IEEE (Revista IEEE America Latina)

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1548-0992

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TLA.2015.7331903

Filename

7331903