Patent ID: 7783910

Claim:
A computer implemented method for associating power consumption with a network address, the computer implemented method comprising: inspecting by a power network distribution unit connected to an external network switch network traffic internally using a plurality of internal field programmable gate arrays to determine network addresses assigned to one or more servers connected to the power network distribution unit, wherein the plurality of internal field programmable gate arrays inspect the network traffic on a plurality of network ports connected to the one or more servers, and wherein each of the plurality of network ports has a one-to-one correspondence with a same numbered power outlet in a plurality of power outlets on the power network distribution unit; measuring by the power network distribution unit a power output of the plurality of power outlets to determine a power consumption of the one or more servers connected to the plurality of power outlets; associating by the power network distribution unit the network addresses assigned to the one or more servers with the power consumption of the one or more servers; calculating a total power consumption for the one or more servers having an association of network addresses with power consumption; recording the total power consumption for the one or more servers in a table; and providing a user access to the table.