Patent ID: 9141171
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining a network topology in a network comprising a plurality of network elements comprising nodes linked in communication via a plurality of links; based on utilization of the links, identifying links among the plurality of links that are candidates for power management and links that are not candidates for power management; effecting operation of links that are not candidates for power management at full power; detecting, from among the links that are candidates for power management, a condition under which a power state of a link may be changed, the condition comprising a link power-state change condition and being determined as a function of utilization of the link; and effecting a change in the power-state for the link by effecting a change in the power state of first and second ports of respective first and second network elements linked in communication via the link.