SELECTIVE MODIFICATION OF POWER STATES BASED ON CONDITIONS
First Claim
1. A network device, comprising:
- one or more line cards,wherein the one or more line cards support one or more groups of packet processing components; and
one or more processors to;
execute a scanning technique to identify a configuration of resources that are to support the one or more groups of packet processing components,wherein the configuration includes;
a power supply configuration that is used to provide power to the one or more groups of packet processing components, anda resource distribution configuration indicating whether resources in the one or more line cards are shared between packet processing components included in the one or more groups of packet processing components;
determine whether to modify a power state of a packet processing component, of the one or more groups of packet processing components, based on whether a power modification condition is satisfied; and
modify the power state of the packet processing component based on determining that the power modification condition is satisfied,wherein the power state is capable of being modified to;
a full power state,a low power state, ora no power state, andwherein the power state of the packet processing component is able to be modified to a particular power state based on the configuration of resources that is to support the one or more groups of packet processing components.
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Abstract
A network device may identify a configuration of resources that are to support attachable line cards. The configuration may include a power supply configuration that is used to provide power to packet processing components that are supported by the line cards, and a resource distribution configuration indicating whether resources in the line cards are shared between the packet processing components. The network device may determine whether to modify a power state of a packet processing component based on whether one or more power modification conditions are satisfied. The network device may modify the power state of the packet processing component based on determining that the power modification condition is satisfied. The power state of the packet processing component may be able to be modified to a particular power state based on the configuration of resources.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A network device, comprising:
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one or more line cards, wherein the one or more line cards support one or more groups of packet processing components; and one or more processors to; execute a scanning technique to identify a configuration of resources that are to support the one or more groups of packet processing components, wherein the configuration includes; a power supply configuration that is used to provide power to the one or more groups of packet processing components, and a resource distribution configuration indicating whether resources in the one or more line cards are shared between packet processing components included in the one or more groups of packet processing components; determine whether to modify a power state of a packet processing component, of the one or more groups of packet processing components, based on whether a power modification condition is satisfied; and modify the power state of the packet processing component based on determining that the power modification condition is satisfied, wherein the power state is capable of being modified to; a full power state, a low power state, or a no power state, and wherein the power state of the packet processing component is able to be modified to a particular power state based on the configuration of resources that is to support the one or more groups of packet processing components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; execute a scanning technique to identify a configuration of resources that are to support one or more line cards that are attachable to a device associated with the one or more processors, wherein the configuration includes at least one of; a power supply configuration that is used to provide power to one or more groups of packet processing components that are supported by the one or more line cards, or a resource distribution configuration indicating whether resources in the one or more line cards are shared between packet processing components included in the one or more groups of packet processing components; determine whether to modify a power state of a packet processing component, of the one or more groups of packet processing components, based on whether a power modification condition is satisfied; and modify the power state of the packet processing component based on determining that the power modification condition is satisfied, wherein the power state is capable of being modified from a first power state to; a second power state, or a third power state, and wherein the power state of the packet processing component is able to be modified to the second power state or to the third power state based on the configuration of resources that support the one or more line cards. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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identifying, by a network device, a configuration of resources that are to support one or more line cards that are attachable to the network device, wherein the configuration includes; a power supply configuration that is used to provide power to one or more groups of packet processing components that are supported by the one or more line cards, and a resource distribution configuration indicating whether resources in the one or more line cards are shared between packet processing components included in the one or more groups of packet processing components; determining, by the network device, whether to modify a power state of a packet processing component, of the one or more groups of packet processing components, based on whether one or more power modification conditions are satisfied; and modifying, by the network device, the power state of the packet processing component based on determining that the power modification condition is satisfied, wherein the power state of the packet processing component is able to be modified to a particular power state based on the configuration of resources supporting the one or more groups of packet processing components. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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