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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2023
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Peter G. Jones, Gilroy, CA (US);
Abstract
Energy savings through adjustment of link speed may be provided. A utilization of a port may be monitored. The port may be configured to run at a plurality of speeds. Based on monitoring the utilization of the port, it may be determined that the utilization of the port has dropped, for a first predetermined time period, below a supported speed lower than a current port speed. Energy consumed by the port may be lowered, in response to determining that the utilization of the port has dropped, for the first predetermined time period, below a supported speed lower than the current port speed. Lowering the energy consumed by the port may comprise re-configuring the port to run at a second speed comprising a supported speed below the current speed. When the utilization of the port exceeds a predefined threshold over a second predetermined time period, the port speed may be increased.