Patent ID: 11960268
Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A network device comprising:
a processing chip;
a heater assembly comprising:
a first heating element; and
a second heating element;

a power source to power the processing chip, the first heating element, the second heating element, and a plurality of power over ethernet ports of the network device; and
a control device comprising hardware or circuitry that is configured to:
determine that a first temperature measurement of the processing chip does not satisfy an operating temperature threshold;
based on determining that the first temperature measurement does not satisfy the operating temperature threshold:
allocate a first amount of power from the power source to the first heating element to heat the processing chip; and
allocate a second amount of power from the power source to the second heating element to heat the processing chip; and

determine that a second temperature measurement of the processing chip satisfies the operating temperature threshold; and
based on determining that the second temperature measurement satisfies the operating temperature threshold:
allocate a third amount of power from the power source to a set of power over ethernet ports, out of the plurality of power over ethernet ports; and
allocate the first amount of power from the power source selectively to the first heating element to heat the processing chip.