The Sleep Proxy Service is an open source component of zero configuration networking, designed to assist in the reduced power consumption of networked electronic devices. A device acting as a sleep proxy server will respond to Multicast DNS queries for another, compatible device which has gone into low power mode. The low-power-mode device remains asleep while the Sleep Proxy Server responds to any Multicast DNS queries.

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  • The Sleep Proxy Service is an open source component of zero configuration networking, designed to assist in the reduced power consumption of networked electronic devices. A device acting as a sleep proxy server will respond to Multicast DNS queries for another, compatible device which has gone into low power mode. The low-power-mode device remains asleep while the Sleep Proxy Server responds to any Multicast DNS queries. When the Sleep Proxy Server sees a query which requires the low-power-mode device to wake up, the Sleep Proxy Server sends a special wake-up-packet ("magic packet") to the low-power-mode device. Finally, communication parameters are updated via Multicast DNS and normal communications proceed. Apple Inc. describes the service as Bonjour Sleep Proxy in their support documents. The service supports the new Wake on Demand feature in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
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  • The Sleep Proxy Service is an open source component of zero configuration networking, designed to assist in the reduced power consumption of networked electronic devices. A device acting as a sleep proxy server will respond to Multicast DNS queries for another, compatible device which has gone into low power mode. The low-power-mode device remains asleep while the Sleep Proxy Server responds to any Multicast DNS queries.
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  • Sleep Proxy Service
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