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

Claim 7:
8. A network device comprising:
a controller implemented in hardware; and
a plurality of line modules communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein each of the plurality of line modules includes a plurality of circuits and a power module comprising at least one circuit, wherein for each line module:
the power module is connected to the plurality of circuits and to a Power Distribution Unit (PDU),
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,
wherein the current threshold is based on a current rating of the PDU to avoid blowing fuses or tripping breakers.