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

Claim 1:
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving, at the PSE via the computer network, an additional electronic communication including an updated set of rules for determining priority levels for the PDs, the updated set of rules replacing the set of rules such that the PSE uses the updated set of rules to assign the priority levels to the PDs;
assigning, at the PSE, an updated priority level to the first PD by electronically comparing the first identification information to the updated set of rules;
determining, based on the updated priority level and the present level of available power for the portion of the computer network that includes the PSE, that power can no longer be supplied to the first PD via the first port without violating the policy due to the updated set of rules; and
in response to determining that power can no longer be supplied to the first PD via the first port without violating the policy, ceasing to supply power from the PSE to the first PD via the first port and the first Ethernet cable.