Dynamic energy saving mechanism for access points

A method comprising:

• receiving access point quiet information at a station from an access point, via a wireless communication channel, wherein the access point quiet information comprises an access point sleep interval indicating a time interval for which the access point will enter a sleep mode;
• determining that the wireless communication channel is available for transmission of information to the access point, wherein the transmission of information comprises one of a data frame transmission and a management frame transmission;
• calculating a transmission time associated with the transmission of information to the access point;
• comparing the transmission time with an amount of time remaining before a station sleep interval associated with the station begins, wherein the station sleep interval indicates a time interval in which the station will enter a sleep mode;
• determining that the transmission time is less than the amount of time that remains before the station sleep interval begins;
• and
• transmitting the information to the access point.

An access point device comprising:

• a processor unit;
• a transceiver unit coupled with the processor unit, the transceiver unit configured to receive a message from a first station, via a wireless communication channel, indicating a first station sleep interval associated with the first station, wherein the first station sleep interval indicates a time interval in which the first station will enter a sleep mode;
• and
• a power saving unit coupled with the processor unit, the power saving unit configured to:
• calculate a first access point quiet information comprising a first access point sleep interval based, at least in part, on the first station sleep interval, wherein the access point sleep interval indicates a time interval in which the access point device will enter a sleep mode;
• transmit to the first station, via the wireless communication channel, a beacon indicating the first access point quiet information to prevent the first station from initiating transmissions to the access point device during the first access point sleep interval;
• determine, based on the first access point quiet information, a start of the first access point sleep interval;
• and
• initiate the sleep mode in the access point device at the start of the first access point sleep interval.

One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media, having instructions stored therein, which when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:

• receiving a message at an access point from a first station, via a wireless communication channel, indicating a first station sleep interval associated with the first station, wherein the first station sleep interval indicates a time interval in which the first station will enter a sleep mode;
• calculating a first access point quiet information comprising a first access point sleep interval based, at least in part, on the first station sleep interval, wherein the first access point sleep interval indicates a time interval in which the access point will enter a sleep mode;
• transmitting to the first station, via the wireless communication channel, a beacon indicating the first access point quiet information to prevent the first station from initiating transmissions to the access point during the first access point sleep interval;
• determining, based on the first access point quiet information, a start of the first access point sleep interval;
• and
• initiating the sleep mode in the access point at the start of the first access point sleep interval.