Radio resource management driven energy management in wireless networks

A device comprising:

• an interface configured to enable network communications;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors coupled to the interface and the memory, and configured to:
• operate a wireless local area network including access points with the access points powered on;
• receive information indicative of channel utilization levels for each of the access points over a predetermined period of time, wherein the information indicative of the channel utilization levels includes brand and model information for user equipment communicating with the access points via channels included in the information indicative of the channel utilization levels;
• receive respective indications of occupancy levels of a space that is covered by the access points during the predetermined period of time;
• predict a low occupancy period of the space based on the channel utilization levels and the respective indications of occupancy levels;
• and
• during the low occupancy period, cause a first group of the access points to be powered off, and cause a second group of the access points to remain powered on.

One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• operate a wireless local area network including access points with the access points powered on;
• receive information indicative of channel utilization levels for each of the access points over a predetermined period of time, wherein the information indicative of the channel utilization levels includes brand and model information for user equipment communicating with the access points via channels included in the information indicative of the channel utilization levels;
• receive respective indications of occupancy levels of a space that is covered by the access points during the predetermined period of time;
• predict a low occupancy period of the space based on the channel utilization levels and the respective indications of occupancy levels;
• and
• during the low occupancy period, cause a first group of the access points to be powered off, and cause a second group of the access points to remain powered on.