Power Saving Network Controller
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a data storage device storing computer program instructions; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the interface and to the data storage device, the processor, in cooperation with the data storage device, configured to execute the computer program instructions, which when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising;
determining whether power usage within a telecommunications network having a plurality of network elements is to be changed; and
if it is determined that power usage within the network is to be changed;
determining at least one of the network elements to reconfigure so as to change its power usage; and
sending to the determined at least one network element instructions to reconfigure the network element so as to change power usage of the network element.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for reducing power usage in a telecommunications network. An intelligent network manager within a network operations center determines whether to change the power usage of the network, such as reducing power usage at limes of low network activity. The network operations center is in communication with the network elements of the network, and using the communication channels between the network operations center and the network elements the intelligent network manager instructs various ones of the network elements to operate at a lower capacity or even not at all.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface; a data storage device storing computer program instructions; and a processor communicatively coupled to the interface and to the data storage device, the processor, in cooperation with the data storage device, configured to execute the computer program instructions, which when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; determining whether power usage within a telecommunications network having a plurality of network elements is to be changed; and if it is determined that power usage within the network is to be changed; determining at least one of the network elements to reconfigure so as to change its power usage; and sending to the determined at least one network element instructions to reconfigure the network element so as to change power usage of the network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method performed by a network operations center of a telecommunications network, the network comprising a plurality of network elements, comprising:
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determining by an intelligent network manager (INM) within the network operations center whether power usage within the network is to be changed; and if the INM determines that power usage within the network is to be changed; determining, by the INM, at least one of the network elements to reconfigure so as to change its power usage; and sending from the INM to the determined at least one network element instructions to reconfigure the network element so as to change power usage of the network element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An intelligent network manager (INM) within a network operations center of a telecommunications network comprising a plurality of network elements, the INM comprising logic for:
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determining whether power usage within the network is to be changed; and if the INM determines that power usage within the network is to be changed; determining at least one of the network elements to reconfigure so as to change its power usage; and sending to the determined at least one network element instructions to reconfigure the network element so as to change power usage of the network element. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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