System and method for querying for energy data in a network environment
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- identifying a parent device that resides in a domain that includes a plurality of devices;
receiving a query over a network at the parent device, wherein the query is configured to request a current energy usage of the parent device;
identifying that a device of the plurality of devices is a non-compatible child device of the parent device;
identifying a vector corresponding to a plurality of features of the non-compatible child device, wherein at least one of the features controls power management for the non-compatible child; and
communicating an event message over the network to control power consumption for the non-compatible child device for which the parent device is to act.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes communicating a query over a network to a plurality of entities that reside in a domain, the query including a request for data relating to energy use. The query can be generated by one or more computing devices belonging to the domain. A selected one of the computing devices can control power consumption for the entities in the domain. In other embodiments, a discovery protocol (DP) and a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) is used for transporting events regarding the entities that connect or disconnect from the network. The entities send discovery events over a DP/LLDP protocol, identifying them as part of the domain. In yet other embodiments, the method includes querying a selected one of the entities to determine, if the selected entity moved to a certain energy level, an energy consumption value at the certain energy level.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying a parent device that resides in a domain that includes a plurality of devices; receiving a query over a network at the parent device, wherein the query is configured to request a current energy usage of the parent device; identifying that a device of the plurality of devices is a non-compatible child device of the parent device; identifying a vector corresponding to a plurality of features of the non-compatible child device, wherein at least one of the features controls power management for the non-compatible child; and communicating an event message over the network to control power consumption for the non-compatible child device for which the parent device is to act. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, wherein the device is configured to be identified as a parent device that resides in a domain that includes a plurality of devices, and to receive a query over a network at the parent device, the query is configured to request a current energy usage of the parent device, the processor identifies that a device of the plurality of devices is a non-compatible child device of the parent device and identifies a vector corresponding to a plurality of features of the non-compatible child device, at least one of the features controls power management for the non-compatible child, and the device communicates an event message over the network to control power consumption for the non-compatible child device for which the parent device is to act. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory media that includes instructions for execution by a processor to perform operations comprising:
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identifying a parent device that resides in a domain that includes a plurality of devices; receiving a query over a network at the parent device, wherein the query is configured to request a current energy usage of the parent device; identifying that a device of the plurality of devices is a non-compatible child device of the parent device; identifying a vector corresponding to a plurality of features of the non-compatible child device, wherein at least one of the features controls power management for the non-compatible child; and communicating an event message over the network to control power consumption for the non-compatible child device for which the parent device is to act. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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