Patent ID: 8937885
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02D,Y04S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a network management module configured to send a request for power output data from a first network element having a first power supply configured to be coupled to a first power outlet and a second power supply configured to be coupled to a second power outlet, the network management module configured to receive a first confirmation from the first network element that the first power supply and the second power supply are receiving power, the network management module configured to send a request to disable a third power outlet, the network management module configured to receive, after sending the request to disable the third power outlet, a second confirmation from the first network element that the first power supply and the second power supply are receiving power, the network management module configured to define a power distribution table after receiving the second confirmation, the power distribution table designating the third power outlet as unused, the network management module configured to send, after receiving the second confirmation, a request to disable the first power outlet, the network management module configured to receive, after sending the request to disable the first power outlet, a third confirmation from the first network element that the first power supply is not receiving power and the second power supply is receiving power, the network management module configured to further define, after receiving the third confirmation, the power distribution table associating the first power supply of the first network element with the first outlet.