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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Jun Deng, Beijing, CN;
Shujie Yang, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 43/16 (2022.01); H04L 41/0833 (2022.01); H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); H04L 43/0894 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/16 (2013.01); H04L 41/0833 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 43/0894 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for energy saving in a communication network is provided. The method is implemented by a first network device in a communication network. The first network device may be communicatively connected to a second network device by a FlexE group. The method may comprise measuring a traffic rate of one or more FlexE clients carried over the FlexE group, and determining whether one or more PHYs of the FlexE group is to be shut down or activated based on the measured traffic rate and a first shutdown threshold or a first activation threshold.