Patent ID: 9609590
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, causes performance of operations comprising: determining that a first access point is connected to two or more network devices that include functionality to power the first access point; determining a first number of devices powered by a first network device of the two or more network devices and a second number of devices powered by a second network device of the two or more network devices, wherein the first network device is different than the second network device, of the two or more network devices; selecting the first network device of the two or more network devices to power the first access point based in part on the first number and/or the second number that is currently powering the first access point and a particular port that the access point is connected to; and causing the first network device to power the first access point instead of the second network device wherein the selecting operation is based on balancing a power supply of the group of access points across the two or more network devices to draw a partial amount of a total power from each network device of the two or more network devices.