Battery-powered Wi-Fi devices save energy by turning off their radios between transmissions. The AP holds, or buffers, traffic for sleeping clients and tells them when it has something to deliver. 802.11 and the Wi-Fi Alliance define several power management methods, and the exam expects you to know how they work.
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