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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Kumaran Narayanan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Euan Mowat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venkata Duggirala, San Jose, CA (US);
Surendra Patel, Tracy, CA (US);
Kumaran Narayanan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Euan Mowat, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venkata Duggirala, San Jose, CA (US);
Surendra Patel, Tracy, CA (US);
Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes a more efficient and configurable power allocation scheme for redundant power supply (RPS) systems used in network switches. This allocation scheme allows the system owner to assign power from a shared RPS unit to higher priority devices in any network switch in the system. This permits more granularity in assigning the RPS with backup power available to devices such as ports residing within individual switches in a multiple switch network. An efficient power allocation scheme for RPS allows the user to define the system priority of various devices for backup power according to the user's preferences. The user may assign the RPS to user-defined high priority devices in any piece of equipment. This makes RPS power allocation more flexible by offering the user more setup options for backup power.