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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Travis S. Mikjaniec, Fremont, CA (US);
Susheela Nanjunda Rao Narasimhan, Fremont, CA (US);
Gauri R. Khanolkar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Katsuhiro Okamura, Royal Oaks, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus may include may include (1) an active power supply blank that (A) fits within a power supply slot of a network device that forwards network traffic and (B) generates airflow that cools the network device and (2) a power interface that electrically couples the active power supply blank to the network device, wherein the power interface enables the active power supply blank to (A) draw electrical power from the network device and (B) generate the airflow that cools the network device using the electrical power drawn from the network device. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.