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Methods and apparatus for reducing energy consumption of network equipment

A technology of equipment unit and network port, which is applied in the field of devices powered by visual indicators, and can solve the problems of large energy, unnoticed and consumption of visual indicators

Inactive Publication Date: 2018-07-24
JUMIPER NETWORKS INC
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However, the output produced by LEDs and / or monitor screens can consume relatively large amounts of energy
For example, LEDs included in networking equipment in large data centers may consume up to 1.2 kilowatts / hour per day or more
Also, large data centers are often not manually monitored on a continuous basis
As a result, visual indicators associated with the status of network devices go largely unnoticed

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[0016] Apparatuses and methods for reducing energy consumption of devices included in a network, such as a data center network, are described herein. More specifically, the systems and methods described herein relate to systems and methods for selectively providing power to a set of visual indicators that would otherwise remain continuously powered (eg, switched on).

[0017] In some embodiments, the equipment unit has a set of visual indicators, a power switch, and a set of computing components. The power switch receives a signal representative of a state such that when the state is in the first mode, the power switch provides power to the set of visual indicators and when the state is in the second mode, the power switch does not provide power to the set of visual indicators . The computing component is configured to receive power when the power switch is not providing power to the set of visual indicators.

[0018] In some embodiments, the power controller communicates wi...

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The embodiments of the invention disclose methods and apparatus for reducing energy consumption of network equipment. In some embodiments, an equipment unit has a set of visual indicators, a power switch, and a set of compute components. The power switch receives a signal representing a status such that when the status is in a first mode, the power switch provides power to the set of visual indicators and when the status is in a second mode the power switch does not provide power to the set of visual indicators. The compute components are configured to receive power when the power switch doesnot provide power to the set of visual indicators.

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[0001] Instructions for Divisional Application [0002] This application is a divisional application of a Chinese invention patent application with a filing date of November 25, 2013, an application number of 201310603782.3, and an invention title of "Method and Device for Reducing Energy Consumption of Network Equipment". technical field [0003] Embodiments described herein relate to reducing energy consumption of network equipment, and more particularly to apparatus and methods for selectively powering visual indicators included in network equipment. Background technique [0004] Some known communication networks have portions located within one or more data centers, which are centralized facilities (e.g., buildings) where data processing resources (e.g., routers, switches, servers, storage devices, and / or computing devices) are located. ). Some known data centers are configured to process, route and / or transmit electrical and / or optical signals to various nodes within ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04L12/10G06F1/32G06F11/32
CPCG06F1/3231G06F11/325Y02D10/00G06F1/3287
Inventor B·雷诺弗V·W·梅V·S·R·彭梅特萨J·W·科恩B·T·尼特赞S·希德哈耶
Owner JUMIPER NETWORKS INC