De-activation, at least in part, of receiver, in response, at least in part, to determination that an idle condition exists
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- in response, at least in part, to a determination that an idle condition exists, de-activating, at least in part, a receiver, and transmitting one or more packets that indicate, at least in part, that the receiver is at least one of idle and ready to receive; and
in response, at least in part, to a determination that the idle condition has terminated, re-activating, at least in part, the receiver, and transmitting one or more other packets that indicate, at least in part, that a transmitter is desired to refrain from transmitting to the receiver.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method is provided. In the method of this embodiment, in response, at least in part, to a determination that an idle condition exists, a receiver may be de-activated, at least in part, and one or more packets may be transmitted that may indicate, at least in part, that the receiver is at least one of idle and ready to receive. Also in the method of this embodiment, in response, at least in part, to a determination that the idle condition has terminated, the receiver may be re-activated, at least in part, and one or more other packets may be transmitted that may indicate, at least in part, that a transmitter is desired to refrain from transmitting to the receiver. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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in response, at least in part, to a determination that an idle condition exists, de-activating, at least in part, a receiver, and transmitting one or more packets that indicate, at least in part, that the receiver is at least one of idle and ready to receive; and
in response, at least in part, to a determination that the idle condition has terminated, re-activating, at least in part, the receiver, and transmitting one or more other packets that indicate, at least in part, that a transmitter is desired to refrain from transmitting to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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circuitry to de-activate, at least in part, the receiver, in response, at least in part, to a determination that an idle condition exists, and to transmit one or more packets that indicate, at least in part, that the receiver is at least one of idle and ready to receive;
the circuitry being capable of re-activating, at least in part, the receiver, in response, at least in part, to a determination that the idle condition has terminated, and also being capable of transmitting one or more other packets that indicate, at least in part, that a transmitter is desired to refrain from transmitting to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article comprising:
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a storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following;
in response, at least in part, to a determination that an idle condition exists, de-activating, at least in part, a receiver, and transmitting one or more packets that indicate, at least in part, that the receiver at least one of idle and ready to receive; and
in response, at least in part, to a determination that the idle condition has terminated, re-activating, at least in part, the receiver, and transmitting one or more other packets that indicate, at least in part, that a transmitter is desired to refrain from transmitting to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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a circuit board comprising a circuit card slot;
a circuit card capable of being coupled to the slot, the circuit card comprising circuitry capable of de-activating, at least in part, the receiver, in response, at least in part, to a determination that an idle condition exists, the circuitry also being capable of transmitting one or more packets that indicate, at least in part, that the receiver is at least one of idle and ready to receive, the circuitry additionally being capable of re-activating, at least in part, the receiver, in response, at least in part, to a determination that the idle condition has terminated, and the circuitry also being capable of transmitting one or more other packets that indicate, at least in part, that a transmitter is desired to refrain from transmitting to the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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