Network equipment having power saving function and power saving method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides network equipment having a power saving function. The network equipment having the power saving function comprises a processing unit, at least one internal port and an external port, and the equipment is connected with an electronic device / network by the internal / external port. The processing unit comprises a port control module, a detection judging module and a statistics module. The detection judging module is used for judging the state of the external port. The statistics module is used for recording usage period information within a time period according to the port state, carrying out the statistical treatment and updating once at each time period. The port control module is used for controlling the opening and / or closing of the external port within a predetermined time period according to the usage period information of the port within the last predetermined time period after the treatment and the requirement of the current user. The invention also provides a corresponding power saving method. By using the network equipment having the power saving function and the power saving method, the power can be saved, and the user can access the network quickly when the user is in need of the network.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to network equipment, in particular to a network equipment with power saving function and a power saving method thereof. Background technique [0002] With the development of the Internet, more and more network devices are used by enterprises and families, such as switches and routers. When in use, these network devices may be set to be always on to ensure that the electronic device used by the user can quickly access the external network through the network device at any time. However, when the electronic device does not need to access the external network When connecting to the network, the opening of these network devices will cause a waste of electric energy, and may also occupy some shared network bandwidth, resulting in a waste of network bandwidth. Of course, it is also possible to manually control the opening and closing of the network device, but it will take a certain amount of time for the network device to connect to ...

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Problems solved by technology

When in use, these network devices may be set to be always on to ensure that the electronic device used by the user can quickly access the external network through the network device at any time. However, when the electronic device does not need to access the external When connecting to the Internet, the opening of these network devices will cause a waste of power, and may also occupy some shared network bandwidth, resulting in a waste of network bandwidth.

Of course, it is also possible to manually control the opening and closing of the network device, but it will take a certain amount of time for the network device to connect to the external network every time from closing to opening, which is difficult for users to accept, and The operation process of opening and closing is also very troublesome

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