Apparatus, system, and method for improving the energy efficiency of routers

摘要

The disclosed apparatus may include a set of router components that are consuming electrical power in connection with a router that facilitates network traffic within a network. The apparatus may also include a power-optimization unit communicatively coupled to the set of router components. The power-optimization unit may detect at least one router component included in the set of router components that is not currently being used by the router to facilitate the network traffic within the network. In response to detecting the router component that is not currently being used by the router, the power-optimization unit may shut off the router component such that the router component no longer consumes electrical power in connection with the router. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a set of physical router components that are consuming electrical power in connection with a router that facilitates network traffic within a network; and a power-optimization unit communicatively coupled to the set of physical router components, wherein the power-optimization unit:
identifies a hierarchy of the physical router components that comprises:
an upper hierarchical level that represents a Physical Interface Card (PIC); anda lower hierarchical level that represents a set of physical communication ports included on the PIC; anddetermines that none of the set of physical communication ports included on the PIC are currently being used by the router to facilitate the network traffic within the network; andshuts off, in response to determining that none of the set of physical communication ports are currently being used by the router to facilitate the network traffic, the set of physical communication ports and the PIC such that the set of physical communication ports and the PIC no longer consume electrical power in connection with the router.