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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Charles W. Melvin, Jr., Dudley, GA (US);
Robert Bryan Seal, Meridian, MS (US);
Phillip Warren, Macon, GA (US);
Edward Glenn Howard, Crystal Springs, MS (US);
Charles W. Melvin, Jr., Dudley, GA (US);
Robert Bryan Seal, Meridian, MS (US);
Phillip Warren, Macon, GA (US);
Edward Glenn Howard, Crystal Springs, MS (US);
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a network device having a plurality of hardware interfaces is disclosed. The network device includes a central processing unit and a main circuit board. The main circuit board has expansion slots that receivably connect corresponding secondary circuit boards to the main circuit board. The main circuit board also has sensors for detecting predetermined parameters. A voltage regulator is operative to regulate one or more particular expansion slots, in response to detection of a predetermined parameter associated with respective slots.