System for controlling power consumption of a network
US8392737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/127
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for controlling power consumption of a network includes at least one terminal to receive a plurality of requests to route data from a plurality of data sources to a plurality of data sinks, where the data sources and the data sinks are connected to each other through a plurality of network nodes forming the network, and a network configuration unit. The network configuration unit includes a selection module configured to select a configuration of the network nodes that allows the network to have a lowest overall power consumption of the network among a plurality of configurations of the network, and an output module configured to output a plurality of instruction signals to the network nodes to perform the network configuration. A network path for transmitting a network flow is selected that does not allow the network flow to be split and flow through another network path.
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