METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER SAVING MANAGEMENT

• US 20110161709A1
• Filed: 01/21/2009
• Published: 06/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Qiaogang
• Granted Patent: US 8,560,874 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/323
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3234 Power saving characterised by the action undertaken
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and a system for power saving management. The method includes: a new power consuming state attribute added for existing device object of the communication network management system is configured, wherein the power consuming state attribute is used for indicating the power consuming state of the electrical energy; performing the power saving management on the device by setting the power consuming state of the object corresponding to the device. With the above technical solution, the division of the state information could be clearer and more efficient, meanwhile, the redundancy can be eliminated, in addition, has the feather of wide adaptability.

Claims

1. A method for power saving management, which is used to realize power saving management to a communication device by performing the power saving management to an object which represents the device, the method comprising:

setting a power consuming state attitude in a device object of a communication network management system, and configuring the power consuming state attitude, such that the power consuming state attitude is used to represent a power consuming state of electrical energy; and

performing the power saving management to the device by setting the power consuming state attitude of the object corresponding to the device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the power consuming state comprises at least one of the following:

a full power mode, a power saving mode, a sleeping mode and a shutdown mode.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

setting a power consuming status attribute according to the power consuming state attribute, wherein the power consuming status attribute comprises a power consuming status attribute value which is used to indicate a percentage of a power consuming of the operation of the device under a power consuming state corresponding to the power consuming state attribute versus a maximum power consuming.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein setting the power consuming status attribute value comprises:

automatically setting the power consuming status attribute value as the maximum power of the operation of the device, in the case that the power consuming state attribute of the device is set as the full power mode;

automatically setting the power consuming status attribute value as a percentage of a minimum power of the device capable of ensuring normal services versus the maximum power consuming, in the case that the power consuming state attribute of the device is set as the power saving mode;

automatically setting the power consuming status attribute value as a percentage of a minimum power of the device which keeps memories before sleeping and the maximum power consuming, in the case that the power consuming state attribute of the device is set as the sleeping mode; and

automatically setting the power consuming status attribute value of the shutdown mode as that the device does not consume power, in the case that the power consuming state attribute of the device is set as the shutdown mode.

5. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

setting a device object corresponding to the subordinate device as the full power mode in the case that both the device and a subordinate device of the device support the power consuming state attribute and when the device object is set as the full power mode;

setting a device object corresponding to the subordinated device as the full power mode, the power saving mode, the sleeping mode or the shutdown mode when the device object is set as the power saving mode; and

setting a device object corresponding to the subordinate device as the sleeping mode or the shutdown mode in the case that the device object is set as the sleeping mode or the shutdown mode;

operating the device and the subordinate device of the device according to the full power mode, in the case that neither the device nor the subordinate device of the device supports the power saving mode and when the device is set as the power saving mode;

returning a setting failure operating message and keeping the device in the original state, in the case that the device and/or the subordinate device of the device does not support the sleeping mode and/or the shutdown mode and when the device is set as the sleeping mode or the shutdown mode.

6. A system for power saving management, which is used to perform power saving management to an object device thereof, the system for power saving management comprising:

configuring means, configured to set a power consuming state attitude in the device object of a network management system, and to configure the power consuming state attribute, such that the power consuming state attitude is used to represent a power consuming state of electrical energy; and

managing means, configured to perform the power saving management to the device by setting the power consuming state of the object corresponding to the device.

7. The system for power saving management according to claim 6, wherein the configuring means further comprising:

setting means, configured to set a power consuming status attribute according to the power consuming state attribute, wherein the power consuming status attribute comprises a power consuming status attribute value which is used to represent a percentage of a power consuming of the operation of the device under a power consuming state corresponding to the power consuming state attribute versus a maximum power consuming.

8. The system for power saving management according to claim 7, wherein the managing means further comprising:

query means, configured to query the power consuming state attribute and/or the power consuming status attribute of the object.

9. The system for power saving management according to claim 7, wherein the power consuming state comprises at least one of the following:

a full power mode, a power saving mode, a sleeping mode and a shutdown mode.

10. The system for power saving management according to claim 7, wherein the managing means further comprising:

notifying means, configured to report a changing notification of the power consuming state attribute and/or power consuming status attribute in the case that that the power consuming state attribute and/or the power consuming status attribute are/is changed.