Power management of periodic transmissions from networking applications
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a periodic transmission manager coupled between one or more network applications and one or more network interfaces to control transmission of data from the one or more network applications to the one or more network interfaces; and
a storage unit to store policy data accessible by the periodic transmission manager, wherein the policy data is to indicate how frequently each of the one or more network applications are to cause a suspend action or resume action in the one or more network interfaces, wherein the periodic transmission manager is to determine, based on the policy data, when periodic transmissions generated by the one or more network applications are to be transmitted to the one or more network interfaces to cause the suspend action or the resume action.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus relating to power management of periodic transmissions from networking applications are described. In one embodiment, a periodic transmission manager coupled between one or more network applications and one or more network interfaces may control the flow of periodic transmissions from the one or more network applications to the one or more network interfaces. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a periodic transmission manager coupled between one or more network applications and one or more network interfaces to control transmission of data from the one or more network applications to the one or more network interfaces; and a storage unit to store policy data accessible by the periodic transmission manager, wherein the policy data is to indicate how frequently each of the one or more network applications are to cause a suspend action or resume action in the one or more network interfaces, wherein the periodic transmission manager is to determine, based on the policy data, when periodic transmissions generated by the one or more network applications are to be transmitted to the one or more network interfaces to cause the suspend action or the resume action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving a packet corresponding to a periodic transmission from a network application to a network interface; determining, at a periodic transmission manager, whether the packet is to be held for a time period based on stored policy data, wherein the policy data is to indicate how frequently the network application is to cause a suspend action or resume action in the network interface; and transmitting the packet to the network interface in response to a determination that the packet is to be transmitted to the network interface to cause the suspend action or the resume action. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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