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Patent No.:

US 8155022 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2009
Applicant:

Stephen Ainsworth, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventor:

Stephen Ainsworth, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Assignee:

QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method and system a first network node communicating with a second network node using a plurality of network links grouped as a trunk is provided. The method includes determining a peak data transfer rate for the trunk during a monitoring duration; comparing the peak data transfer rate to a threshold data transfer rate for the trunk; determining if one or more of the plurality of network links can be deactivated or activated; and based on the determination, activating or deactivating one or more of the plurality of network links.


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Ainsworth, Stephen. (2012). Method and system for controlling power consumption in network nodes (U.S. Patent No. 8155022). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8155022

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