POWER USAGE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- collecting information from multiple network devices regarding utilization over a predetermined period of time;
identifying unused device resources;
identifying device resources that may be consolidated; and
providing such identifications to a user for use in consolidating the network to reduce power consumption.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method includes collecting information from multiple network devices regarding utilization over a predetermined period of time. Unused device resources are identified, along with device resources that may be consolidated. Such identifications are provided to a user for use in consolidating the network to reduce power consumption.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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collecting information from multiple network devices regarding utilization over a predetermined period of time; identifying unused device resources; identifying device resources that may be consolidated; and providing such identifications to a user for use in consolidating the network to reduce power consumption. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method comprising:
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collecting information from multiple network devices regarding utilization over a predetermined period of time; identifying unused device resources; identifying device resources that may be consolidated by grouping boards by technology type and counting ports that are unavailable or available and determining whether ports may be consolidated to boards on a same device or to a different device; identifying efficient device that may be exchanged for existing devices by ensuring that the efficient device supports existing device port types at the same speed; providing such identifications to a user for use in consolidating the network to reduce power consumption. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a computer to perform a method comprising:
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collecting information from multiple network devices regarding utilization over a predetermined period of time; identifying unused device resources; identifying device resources that may be consolidated; and providing such identifications to a user for use in consolidating the network to reduce power consumption.
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