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Reducing energy consumption of servers

  • US 20110208875A1
  • Filed: 02/24/2010
  • Published: 08/25/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A load balancer, comprising:

  • a network interface;

    a routing module configured to route client requests received through the network interface to a plurality of servers; and

    a power conservation unit configured to operate in;

    a learning mode in which one or more operation parameters of the servers are determined for a plurality of different external conditions and for a plurality of different values of one or more operation parameters of the routing module, and to generate a correlation table between the operation parameters of the routing module and the external conditions;

    anda routing mode in which the power conservation unit adjusts the operation parameters of the routing module responsive to the external conditions, using the correlation table.

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