Patent ID: 11923679
Assignee: CIENA CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G  Y | IPC G  H

Claim 17:
18. A line module for use in a network device, the line module comprising:
a plurality of circuits; and
a power module comprising at least one circuit, the power module being connected to the plurality of circuits, and to a Power Distribution Unit (PDU), wherein
the at least one circuit of the power module is configured to, when a current drawn from a power feed connected to the PDU exceeds a current threshold, shut down one or more of the plurality of circuits until the current threshold is no longer exceeded, and

the line module is communicatively coupled to a controller, including at least one circuit, associated with the network device, and wherein the at least one circuit in the controller is configured to determine the current threshold, wherein the at least one circuit of the power module is configured to respond to queries regarding measured current and voltage.