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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2008
Charles Calvin Byers, Wheaton, IL (US);
Rudolph Benedict Klecka, Austin, TX (US);
Freddy Alejandro Mercado, Austin, TX (US);
Charles Calvin Byers, Wheaton, IL (US);
Rudolph Benedict Klecka, Austin, TX (US);
Freddy Alejandro Mercado, Austin, TX (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
The embodiments described herein present methods and apparatus for an energy-saving status indicator. A method includes receiving a configuration of a first power consumption state for a status indicator light in a network device. The method then activates the first power consumption state using the configuration. After detecting a condition, the method activates a second power consumption state for the status indicator light. The transition from the first power state to the second power state may be from a low power state to a normal operating state or from a normal operating state to a low power state in various embodiments. Other embodiments are described.