Distributed power management
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring one or more signals relating to the operation of each of a plurality of sub-modules; and
managing power independently for each sub-module based on the monitored signals.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, a method and apparatus are described for distributed power management. According to an embodiment of the invention, a method comprises monitoring one or more signals relating to the operation of each of a plurality of sub-modules; and managing power independently for each sub-module based on the monitored signals.
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66 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring one or more signals relating to the operation of each of a plurality of sub-modules; and
managing power independently for each sub-module based on the monitored signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A power management system comprising:
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a plurality of power management units, each power management unit being associated with one of a plurality of sub-modules;
each power management unit to control the operation of a clock signal for the associated sub-module. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A power management unit comprising:
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one or more detectors to detect signals relating to the operation of a sub-module; and
an output to provide a signal related to the clocking of the sub-module. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A power management system comprising:
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a power management unit master; and
a plurality of power management unit slaves, each power management unit slave being associated with a corresponding sub-module of a plurality of sub-modules. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method comprising:
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detecting an initiation signal for a sub-module;
activating a clock signal for the sub-module;
detecting a completion signal from the sub-module; and
deactivating the clock signal for the sub-module. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An interchangeable computer adapter card comprising:
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a master control unit to control operations performed on the card;
a physical layer processor; and
a radio section to transmit and receive radio signals to and from the card, the radio section comprising a power management system, the power management system comprising;
a plurality of power management units, each power management unit being associated with one of a plurality of sub-modules;
each power management unit to control the operation of a clock signal for the associated sub-module. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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