Method for power mode management of an interconnection protocol in an electronic device and electronic device

Abstract

Method for power mode management of an interconnection protocol in an electronic device and an electronic device configured to communicate with another electronic device using an interconnection protocol are provided. The method comprises a plurality of steps as follows. A power mode for a forward link is determined by the electronic device, based on version information of the interconnection protocol of another electronic device, wherein the version information of the interconnection protocol of the another electronic device is obtained in a first stage of link initialization. The electronic device operates in the power mode for the forward link for a second stage of the link initialization following the first stage of the link initialization.

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