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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2005
Murali S Chilukoor, Bangalore, IN;
Murali S Chilukoor, Bangalore, IN;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method according to one embodiment may include receiving, by an integrated circuit of a switch, a plurality of packets, monitoring a rate of the plurality of packets received at the integrated circuit, and adjusting a power consumption of at least a part of the integrated circuit in response to the rate of the plurality of packets received at the integrated circuit. A switch may include a plurality of ports configured to receive a plurality of packets, and an integrated circuit configured to monitor a rate of the plurality of packets received at the switch. The integrated circuit may be configured to adjust a power consumption of at least part of the switch in response to the rate of the plurality of packets received at the switch.