ENERGY CONSERVATION CONTROL METHOD FOR NETWORK SYSTEM
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1. A monitoring device connected with a plurality of network devices, comprising;
- an administrating part which administrates the plurality of network devices by group and monitors the amount of communication traffic for each group; and
a group-specific mode instruction part which issues, in units of the above-described groups, an instruction to switch over to an electric power conservation mode to the above-described network devices,wherein the group-specific mode instruction part turns off a power supply of the network device having no connection device downstream at the time of issuing an instruction to switch over to the electric power conservation mode.
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Abstract
In an electric power consumption control method of a plurality of network connection devices connected to a network, the plurality of network connection devices are grouped, and on the basis of the traffic amount of the grouped network connection devices, the grouped network connection devices are controlled by a group unit.
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1. A monitoring device connected with a plurality of network devices, comprising;
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an administrating part which administrates the plurality of network devices by group and monitors the amount of communication traffic for each group; and a group-specific mode instruction part which issues, in units of the above-described groups, an instruction to switch over to an electric power conservation mode to the above-described network devices, wherein the group-specific mode instruction part turns off a power supply of the network device having no connection device downstream at the time of issuing an instruction to switch over to the electric power conservation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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