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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that a local power consumption reduction method coping with the reduction of the number of users of a network by a department unit within a company and a building floor unit inside a network system is not taken into consideration, also, a power consumption reduction method coping with a scheduled power saving operation in the time belt where the number of users is reduced in the network at nighttime or on holidays is not taken into consideration, and the fact that peripheral network apparatus can also shift to the power saving operation similarly by the shift of an object apparatus to a power saving operation is not taken into consideration in the "power saving operation function" of the apparatus single body. SOLUTION: In the power consumption control method of a plurality of network connection devices connected to a network, the plurality of network connection devices are grouped, and on the basis of the traffic amount of the grouped network connection device, the grouped network connection devices are controlled by a group unit. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
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