Enabling long-term communication idleness for energy efficiency
US8023522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network adapter comprises a controller to change to a first mode from a second mode based on a number of transmit packets, sizes of received packets, and intervals between arrivals of the received packets. In one embodiment, the network controller further comprises a memory to buffer received packets, where the received packets are buffered for a longer period in the first mode than in the second mode.
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