Method and system for power saving management

• US 8,560,874 B2
• Filed: 01/21/2009
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Qiaogang
• Primary Examiner(s): STIGLIC, RYAN M
• Application Number:
  US13/059,056
• Publication Number:
  US 20110161709A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,728 Days
• Field of Search: 713/320
• 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, the method comprising:

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

performing the power saving management to the device by setting the power consuming state attribute of the object corresponding to the device, 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;

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 operation of the device under a power consuming state corresponding to the power consuming state attribute versus a maximum power consuming;

when both the device and a subordinate device of the device support the power consuming state attribute;

if the object is set at full power mode, setting a subordinate object corresponding to the subordinate device at full power mode;

if the object is set at power saving mode, setting a subordinate object corresponding to the subordinate device at full power mode, power saving mode, sleeping mode or shutdown mode; and

if the object is set at sleeping mode or shutdown mode, setting a subordinate object corresponding to the subordinate device at sleeping mode or shutdown mode;

when neither the device nor a subordinate device of the device supports power saving mode and when the device is set at power saving mode, operating the device and the subordinate device according to full power mode; and

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

2. The method according to claim 1, 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.

3. A system for power saving management, which is used to perform power saving management to a device, the system for power saving management comprising:

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

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, 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, and to perform power saving management to a subordinate device of the device by setting a power consuming state of a subordinate object corresponding to the subordinate device according to the power consuming state of the object; and

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.

4. The system for power saving management according to claim 3, 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.

5. The system for power saving management according to claim 3, 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 ease that that the power consuming state attribute and/or the power consuming status attribute are/is changed.