System and method of message-based power management
US7350087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Briefly, system and method for message-based power management which may be used, for example, in computer systems and communications networks. Embodiments of the present invention may include, for example, a device connected to a power management controller (PMC); the device and/or the PMC may send, receive, and/or process power management event (PME) messages. Embodiments of the present invention may operate using links in communicative and/or non-communicative modes. Embodiments of the present invention may include a switch, to send/receive, process, create, re-format and/or route one or more PME message on behalf of various devices, for example, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) device.
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