System and method for network interface power management
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1. A system comprising:
- a sensor for detecting when an infrastructure interface is physically coupled to network infrastructure; and
infrastructure connection detection circuitry coupled to said sensor, said infrastructure connection detection circuitry providing a power management control signal as a function of a signal from said sensor.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a sensor for detecting when an infrastructure interface is physically coupled to network infrastructure, and infrastructure connection detection circuitry coupled to the sensor. The infrastructure connection detection circuitry provides a power management control signal as a function of a signal from the sensor.
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41 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a sensor for detecting when an infrastructure interface is physically coupled to network infrastructure; and
infrastructure connection detection circuitry coupled to said sensor, said infrastructure connection detection circuitry providing a power management control signal as a function of a signal from said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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network interface circuitry providing information communication between an information processing system and a network;
an infrastructure interface for coupling said network interface circuitry and said network for said information communication;
at least one sensor for detecting when said infrastructure interface is physically coupled to a mating connector; and
infrastructure connection detection circuitry coupled to said at least one sensor, said infrastructure connection detection circuitry providing a power management control signal as a function of a signal from said at least one sensor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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determining if an infrastructure interface is physically coupled to network infrastructure as a function of a sensor signal indicative of when an infrastructure interface is physically coupled to network infrastructure; and
providing a power management control signal to alter a powered state of network interface circuitry when a condition of said infrastructure interface with respect to being physically coupled to said network infrastructure is determined to have changed. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system comprising:
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means for detecting if an infrastructure interface is physically coupled to a mating connector; and
means for providing a power management control signal when said means for detecting indicates said infrastructure interface has changed a condition with respect to being physically coupled to said network infrastructure. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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