Power Profile

Location in GUI: Design » Network Settings » Wireless » Power Profiles

Diagram

Classes

wireless (catalyst_center)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
power_profiles	List	`[power_profiles]`	No

power_profiles (catalyst_center.wireless)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
name	String	max: `128`	Yes
description	String	max: `128`	No
rules	List	`[rules]`	No

rules (catalyst_center.wireless.power_profiles)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
interface_type	Choice	`ETHERNET`, `RADIO`, `USB`	Yes
interface_id	Choice	`GIGABITETHERNET0`, `GIGABITETHERNET1`, `LAN1`, `LAN2`, `LAN3`, `6GHZ`, `5GHZ`, `SECONDARY_5GHZ`, `2_4GHZ`, `USB0`	Yes
parameter_type	Choice	`SPEED`, `SPATIALSTREAM`, `STATE`	Yes
parameter_value	Choice	`5000MBPS`, `2500MBPS`, `1000MBPS`, `100MBPS`, `EIGHT_BY_EIGHT`, `FOUR_BY_FOUR`, `THREE_BY_THREE`, `TWO_BY_TWO`, `ONE_BY_ONE`, `DISABLE`	Yes

Examples

Example 1: Power profile that disables the 6 GHz radio to reduce power consumption on APs with limited PoE budget:

catalyst_center:
  wireless:
    power_profiles:
      - name: DISABLE_6GHZ
        description: Disable 6 GHz radio for low-power APs
        rules:
          - interface_type: RADIO
            interface_id: 6GHZ
            parameter_type: STATE
            parameter_value: DISABLE

Example 2: Power profile that limits Ethernet speed and reduces radio spatial streams for energy-efficient deployments:

catalyst_center:
  wireless:
    power_profiles:
      - name: LOW_POWER
        description: Low power mode for energy savings
        rules:
          - interface_type: ETHERNET
            interface_id: GIGABITETHERNET0
            parameter_type: SPEED
            parameter_value: 1000MBPS
          - interface_type: RADIO
            interface_id: 5GHZ
            parameter_type: SPATIALSTREAM
            parameter_value: TWO_BY_TWO
          - interface_type: RADIO
            interface_id: 2_4GHZ
            parameter_type: SPATIALSTREAM
            parameter_value: TWO_BY_TWO

Example 3: Power profile that disables USB and secondary 5 GHz radio while limiting the primary Ethernet port speed:

catalyst_center:
  wireless:
    power_profiles:
      - name: MINIMAL_POWER
        description: Minimal power for constrained PoE environments
        rules:
          - interface_type: ETHERNET
            interface_id: GIGABITETHERNET0
            parameter_type: SPEED
            parameter_value: 100MBPS
          - interface_type: RADIO
            interface_id: SECONDARY_5GHZ
            parameter_type: STATE
            parameter_value: DISABLE
          - interface_type: USB
            interface_id: USB0
            parameter_type: STATE
            parameter_value: DISABLE

Note: Power profiles are referenced from AP profiles using power_profile for the always-on profile and power_profile on each calendar_power_profiles entry for scheduled profiles. The order of rules in the list is significant — rules are applied sequentially.