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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Applicant:
Eric W. Tolliver, Moorpark, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eric W. Tolliver, Moorpark, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 10/25 (2013.01); H04B 10/03 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An approach for saving power in a fiber ports of a network system is provided. An instance of a period of inactivity for a fiber port of the network system is determined. Power delivery to a transmit laser of an SFP (small form-factor pluggable) device of the fiber port is terminated during at least a portion of the period of inactivity. Power delivery to the SFP device is maintained while power delivery to the transmit laser is terminated.