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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Wingrove, Kanata, CA;
Matthew William Connolly, Canton, GA (US);
Assignee:
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/10 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H02J 1/14 (2006.01); H02J 9/06 (2006.01); H02J 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2019.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 1/10 (2013.01); H02J 1/14 (2013.01); H02J 9/06 (2013.01); H02J 13/00002 (2020.01); H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A line module for use in a network device includes a plurality of circuits; and a power module connected to the plurality of circuits, and to a first Power Distribution Unit (PDU) and a second PDU, wherein the first PDU and the second PDU provide power distribution by different feeds, wherein the power module is configured to initiate a shutdown procedure when one or more of i) a current drawn from any feed equals or exceeds a first current threshold, and ii) an aggregate current drawn from all feeds equal or exceeds a second current threshold.