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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Guowu Xia, Shanghai, CN;
Chao Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Bryan Xiaoguang Fu, Shanghai, CN;
Sophia Xiaoxia Shu, Shanghai, CN;
Simon Xingwang Cai, Shanghai, CN;
Li Zhai, Shanghai, CN;
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/263 (2013.01); H02J 13/00 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus of controlling a network node by providing a virtual power distribution unit. The method comprises: providing a virtual PDU by using a computing device; and causing the virtual PDU to control power supply of the network node coupled to the virtual PDU according to a type of the network node. In some embodiments, not only physical nodes can be controlled, but also virtual nodes can be controlled.