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Managing power consumption in a NIC team

US7907528B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2006
Grant dateMar 15, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an information handling system which includes a team of network interface controllers (NIC), each controller operable to receive network traffic load. The system also includes logic configured to direct the network traffic load to at least one NIC in the team based on the network traffic load. The present disclosure may result in overall power savings for system.

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