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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
May. 02, 2005
Alon Ferentz, Bat Yam, IL;
Roni Blaut, Netanya, IL;
Oren Lavi, Yavne, IL;
Microsemi Corp.-Analog Mixed Signal Group Ltd., Hod Hasharon, IL;
Abstract
A method for rapidly reducing power in the event of a change in power source conditions, comprising: obtaining an indicator of one of current power consumption of ports being supplied power and current power allocation of ports being supplied power; storing for at least one possible power source condition different than a current power source condition identifiers of ports being supplied power for which power is to be reduced, the identifiers being associated with the at least one power source condition; and in the event of a change in power source condition from the current power source condition to a revised power source condition; identifying the revised power source condition as one of the at least one power source condition; and reducing power to ports in accordance with the stored identifiers associated with the revised power source condition.