SWRU576 January 2021 WL1801MOD , WL1805MOD , WL1807MOD , WL1831MOD , WL1835MOD , WL1837MOD
Unlike a conventional AP, portable devices implementing software AP feature cannot be assumed to be tethered to a power-supply and the role of a Soft-AP is much more demanding than the role of a legacy STA. Thus, there is an inherent requirement to reduce the power-consumption of the devices while serving the role of Soft-AP without any significant performance impact. This requires a standalone power-save mechanism at the Soft-AP that reduces the power-consumption of this device without any explicit messaging to the STAs.