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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Naomichi Nonaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Kusama, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naomichi Nonaka, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhiro Kusama, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Power consumption on GMPLS controlled networks can be reduced by cutting power consumption on spare paths that are not normally used. To achieve power consumption reduction, in the path setting process, a path is calculated while taking the power saving capability of each interface into account, and the applicable interface is set to the power-saving state when setting the spare path. When the spare path was set to the operating state, then the power-saving state on the applicable interface was canceled so that interface could operate normally.