Dynamic qos activation of critical flows under downscaled topologies in a green elastic network

Abstract

In one implementation, a device obtains an indication of an energy-saving action to be performed by an entity in a computer network to reduce energy consumption by the computer network. The device identifies one or more peer entities in the computer network that would be affected by the entity performing the energy-saving action. The device determines a quality of service configuration for traffic associated with the entity and the one or more peer entities. The device implements the quality of service configuration in the computer network, in advance of the entity performing the energy-saving action.