Patent ID: 11971765
Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the set of actions further comprises calculating a sum of wattage ratings for the PDs in the set of PDs, and wherein the system further comprises a server with a memory and instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor at the server, perform the following set of additional actions:
receiving, from each respective PSE in the portion of the computer network, the sum of wattage ratings for the PDs in the set of PDs that are connected to the set of ports located on the respective PSE;
calculating an overall sum of the sums received from the respective PSEs in the portion of the computer network;
calculating an updated present level of available power for the portion of the computer network by subtracting the overall sum from an overall amount of power allocated to the portion of the computer network; and
sending the updated present level of available power to each respective PSE in the portion of the computer network.