Group power management of network devices

Details Group power management of network devices Group power management of network devices

2008-08-22

2011-12-27

Lee, Thomas (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

Power conservation

C713S300000, C713S310000, C713S320000, C713S321000, C713S322000, C709S224000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08086886

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for group power management of network devices. Some embodiments of an apparatus include a power management module, where the power management module is to transition the apparatus from a normal state to a low power state. The apparatus includes a wake module having a processor that remains active in the low power state, and a register to store a group address. The apparatus includes a network interface that is monitored by the processor in the low power state, where the processor detects a data packet identifying the group address at the network interface, and where the power management module returns the apparatus to the normal state upon detection of the data packet.

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