The following uses cases are addressed in this specification to support all scenarios of energy saving for planned or unplanned pauses:

As a user I want to request switching in energy saving modes by only requesting the pause period and the entity should go to a fitting energy saving mode. The entity shall select the best fitting energy saving mode from the perspective of energy savings and startup time.

As a user I want to interrupt an active energy saving mode.

As a user I want to change the duration of an active energy saving mode or switch to another energy saving mode.