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5 SAVING ENERGY
DMS-CTC-20130613-0011 v1.0
5.2 ECO manager
Introduction
The MediaAccess Gateway constantly monitors all the user activity via the MediaAccess Gateway and uses this information
to optimise its power consumption:
For example:
The MediaAccess Gateway is able to reduce the clock frequency of its central processor when there is no or low user
activity. This lowered clock frequency will result in a lower power consumption of the MediaAccess Gateway.
Disable the USB port(s) when they are not used
Reduce its Ethernet switch functionality to link detection when there are no devices connected to the Ethernet port.
Switch its wireless interface to power reduction mode.
Wireless access point power reduction mode
When the MediaAccess Gateway access point switches to power reduction mode, the access point is switched off and is
only switched on periodically to allow to detect new wireless clients. If new clients are detected the wireless access point is
immediately fully powered again.
Power reduction is enabled by default, but it is possible to disable it via the MediaAccess Gateway GUI. To configure power
reduction:
1 Browse to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI.
For more information, see “Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 31.
2 Under Home Network, click Wireless.
3 In the Navigation bar, click Configure.
4 Under Configuration:
Select Power Reduction Enabled to enable power reduction.
Clear Power Reduction Enabled to disable power reduction.
5 Click Apply.
Example
If we use the same example as in “5.1 Code of Conduct”, you can see that the MediaAccess Gateway is now able to
dynamically reduce the power consumption in periods where less action is required from the MediaAccess Gateway.
The MediaAccess Gateway will only switch off the access point if there are no devices connected to the access point
at that moment.
No User Traffic
User Traffic
Time
20:00
Time
Power
Consumption
Full power limit
Low power limit
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