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Power management of network links

US10834672B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Dong Chen · Scarsdale, US
Paul W. Coteus · Yorktown Heights, US
Noel A. Eisley · Yorktown Heights, US
Philip Heidelberger · Somers, US
Robert M. Senger · Tarrytown, US
Burkhard Steinmacher-Burow · Eßlingen, DE
Yutaka Sugawara · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2015
Grant date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A first method includes determining a total length of pending packets for a network link, determining a currently preferred power mode for the network link based on the total length of pending packets for the network link, and changing a current power mode for the network link to the currently preferred power mode. A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed herein. A second method includes determining a utilization for a network link, determining a currently preferred power mode for the network link based on the utilization for the network link, and changing a current power mode for the network link to the currently preferred power mode. A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed herein.

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