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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2011
Vaibhav S. Katkade, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Premkumar Jonnala, San Jose, CA (US);
Anoop Vetteth, Fremont, CA (US);
Vaibhav S. Katkade, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Premkumar Jonnala, San Jose, CA (US);
Anoop Vetteth, Fremont, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes a first device providing a first power to a second device using a first set of conductors out of a plurality of conductors. The method includes the first device providing, in response to receiving a notification, a second power to the second device using the first and a second set of conductors out of a plurality of conductors. The notification indicates that the second device can be supplied with a second power using the first set of conductors and a second set of conductors out of the plurality of conductors, and can also specify the configuration for enabling the second power.