Patent ID: 8473645
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: an interface circuit configured to operate at one of a plurality of speeds in response to a speed signal; a controller configured to (a) present and receive data from an array in response to (i) said speed signal and (ii) one or more input/output requests, and (b) generate bandwidth performance statistics of data traffic measured over a network; and a computer in communication with said controller and configured to store one or more performance thresholds used to control said speed of said data, wherein (i) said computer generates said speed signal in response to a plurality of predetermined factors and (ii) said computer generates said speed signal in response to said bandwidth performance statistics such that said interface operates (i) at a speed sufficient to process said input/output requests and (ii) said speed is lower than a maximum speed to reduce resources.