发明名称 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSERVING POWER IN LINK AGGREGATION GROUPS
摘要 A system and method of reducing power consumption in a network switching unit includes detecting whether conditions are suitable for reducing power consumption in a first network switching unit. The first network switching unit includes a link aggregation group (LAG) and a plurality of communication ports, each communication port configured to couple the first network switching unit to a second network switching unit using a corresponding network link selected from a plurality of network links, and wherein the plurality of network links are assigned to the LAG. The system and method further includes requesting network link deactivation by sending a link deactivation request to the second network switching unit, determining whether the link deactivation request is approved, determining a first network link selected from the plurality of network links to deactivate, deactivating the first network link from use by the LAG, and reducing power supplied to the first network link.
申请公布号 US2014169176(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.06.19
申请号 US201213715840 申请日期 2012.12.14
申请人 DELL PRODUCTS L.P. 发明人 Brock Kenneth W.
分类号 H04L12/12 主分类号 H04L12/12
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A method of reducing power consumption in a network switching unit, the method comprising: detecting whether conditions are suitable for reducing power consumption in a first network switching unit, the first network switching unit including: a link aggregation group (LAG); anda plurality of communication ports, each communication port configured to couple the first network switching unit to a second network switching unit using a corresponding network link selected from a plurality of network links;wherein the plurality of network links are assigned to the LAG; requesting network link deactivation by sending a link deactivation request to the second network switching unit; determining whether the link deactivation request is approved; determining a first network link selected from the plurality of network links to deactivate; deactivating the first network link from use by the LAG; and reducing power supplied to the first network link.
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