METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURABLE DATA RATE THRESHOLDS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENT ETHERNET
First Claim
1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
- selecting, from a list of permissible data rates for operating a network link, a data rate for handling traffic over said network link, wherein each of said permissible data rates is determined based on traffic associated with said network link; and
communicating over said network link at said selected data rate.
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Abstract
Aspects of a method and system for programmable data rate thresholds for energy efficient Ethernet are provided. In this regard a data rate for communicating over a network link may be selected from a list of permissible data rates, where the list of permissible data rates may be determined based on traffic associated with the network link. Each of the permissible data rates may be determined based on, for example, past and/or expected traffic on the link, a type of traffic associated with the link, and/or one or more applications associated with the link. The selected data rate may be achieved by controlling a number of physical channels of the link that are utilized for communications over the link, voltage and/or current levels utilized for signaling on the link, a signal constellation utilized for representing data on the link, and/or an inter-frame gap or inter-packet gap utilized on the link.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
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selecting, from a list of permissible data rates for operating a network link, a data rate for handling traffic over said network link, wherein each of said permissible data rates is determined based on traffic associated with said network link; and communicating over said network link at said selected data rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for networking, the system comprising:
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one or more circuits that enable selection of, from a list of permissible data rates for operating a network link, a data rate for handling traffic over said network link, wherein each of said permissible data rates is determined based on traffic associated with said network link; and said one or more circuits enable communication over said network link at said selected data rate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for networking, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising:
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selecting, from a list of permissible data rates for operating a network link, a data rate for handling traffic over said network link, wherein each of said permissible data rates is determined based on traffic associated with said network link; and communicating over said network link at said selected data rate. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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