Chapter 8

Power Management

In this chapter, you will learn about the following:

  • 802.11 Power Management
    • Describe the operation of 802.11 Power Management
    • Describe the use of Power Save Poll frames
    • Describe the operation of 802.11e Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery
    • Describe the purpose of Null data frames as it relates to power management.
    • Describe the operation of 802.11n Power Save Multi-Poll

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