At least one message to announce entry into relatively lower power state
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- circuitry capable of performing operations that comprise at least one of the following subparagraphs (a) and (b);
(a) generating, at least in part, at least one message to announce that at least one network node is at least one of;
requesting, at least in part, that at least one transmission to the at least one network node be postponed, at least in part; and
entering, at least in part after issuance of the at least one message, a relatively lower power state relative to a relatively higher power state; and
(b) in response, at least in part, to the at least one message, postponing, at least in part, at an intermediate node the at least one transmission to the at least one network node, the intermediate node being to receive the at least one transmission;
wherein;
the circuitry is comprised, at least in part, in at least one of the at least one network node and the intermediate node;
each of the at least one network node and the intermediate node comprises a respective host processor and is capable of executing a respective operating system;
the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the at least one network node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the at least one network node;
the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the intermediate node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the intermediate node;
the at least one network node and the intermediate node are to be comprised in a subnet, the subnet is to comprise web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services, and the circuitry is capable of permitting coordination, at least in part, of respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of the web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services with respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of clients of the web server-based network services and the related backend data server-based support services;
the at least one message is to be broadcast multiple times;
after a worst case network packet round trip travel time elapses, following broadcasting of the at least one message, in which no packet is received by the at least one network node, the respective host processor of the at least one network node is to enter a non-powered down, lowest possible power state of the respective host processor of the at least one network node;
the worst case network packet round trip travel time is to be set by a network-associated application program.
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Abstract
An embodiment may include circuitry that may be capable of performing operations that may include generating, at least in part, at least one message to announce that at least one network node (1) is requesting, at least in part, that one or more transmissions to the at least one network node be postponed, at least in part, and/or (2) is entering, at least in part after issuance of the at least one message, a relatively lower power state relative to a relatively higher power state. Additionally or alternatively, the operations may include, in response, at least in part, to the at least one message, postponing, at least in part, at least one intermediate node at least one transmission (received by the at least one intermediate node) to the at least one network node. Many alternatives, variations, and/or modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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circuitry capable of performing operations that comprise at least one of the following subparagraphs (a) and (b); (a) generating, at least in part, at least one message to announce that at least one network node is at least one of; requesting, at least in part, that at least one transmission to the at least one network node be postponed, at least in part; and entering, at least in part after issuance of the at least one message, a relatively lower power state relative to a relatively higher power state; and (b) in response, at least in part, to the at least one message, postponing, at least in part, at an intermediate node the at least one transmission to the at least one network node, the intermediate node being to receive the at least one transmission; wherein; the circuitry is comprised, at least in part, in at least one of the at least one network node and the intermediate node; each of the at least one network node and the intermediate node comprises a respective host processor and is capable of executing a respective operating system; the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the at least one network node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the at least one network node; the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the intermediate node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the intermediate node; the at least one network node and the intermediate node are to be comprised in a subnet, the subnet is to comprise web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services, and the circuitry is capable of permitting coordination, at least in part, of respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of the web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services with respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of clients of the web server-based network services and the related backend data server-based support services; the at least one message is to be broadcast multiple times; after a worst case network packet round trip travel time elapses, following broadcasting of the at least one message, in which no packet is received by the at least one network node, the respective host processor of the at least one network node is to enter a non-powered down, lowest possible power state of the respective host processor of the at least one network node; the worst case network packet round trip travel time is to be set by a network-associated application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory Computer-readable memory storing one or more instructions that when executed by a machine results in circuitry performing operations comprising at least one of the following subparagraphs (a) and (b);
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(a) generating, at least in part, at least one message to announce that at least one network node is at least one of; requesting, at least in part, that at least one transmission to the at least one network node be postponed, at least in part; and entering, at least in part after issuance of the at least one message, a relatively lower power state relative to a relatively higher power state; and (b) in response, at least in part, to the at least one message, postponing, at least in part, at an intermediate node the at least one transmission to the at least one network node, the intermediate node being to receive the at least one transmission; wherein; the circuitry is comprised, at least in part, in at least one of the at least one network node and the intermediate node; each of the at least one network node and the intermediate node comprises a respective host processor and is capable of executing a respective operating system; the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the at least one network node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the at least one network node; the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the intermediate node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the intermediate node; the at least one network node and the intermediate node are to be comprised in a subnet, the subnet is to comprise web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services, and the circuitry is capable of permitting coordination, at least in part, of respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of the web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services with respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of clients of the web server-based network services and the related backend data server-based support services; the at least one message is to be broadcast multiple times; after a worst case network packet round trip travel time elapses, following broadcasting of the at least one message, in which no packet is received by the at least one network node, the respective host processor of the at least one network node is to enter a non-powered down, lowest possible power state of the respective host processor of the at least one network node; the worst case network packet round trip travel time is to be set by a network-associated application program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method that uses circuitry to perform operations comprising at least one of the following subparagraphs (a) and (b):
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(a) generating, at least in part, at least one message to announce that at least one network node is at least one of; requesting, at least in part, that at least one transmission to the at least one network node be postponed, at least in part; and entering, at least in part after issuance of the at least one message, a relatively lower power state relative to a relatively higher power state; and (b) in response, at least in part, to the at least one message, postponing, at least in part, at an intermediate node the at least one transmission to the at least one network node, the intermediate node being to receive the at least one transmission; wherein; the circuitry is comprised, at least in part, in at least one of the at least one network node and the intermediate node; each of the at least one network node and the intermediate node comprises a respective host processor and is capable of executing a respective operating system; the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the at least one network node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the at least one network node; the circuitry that is comprised, at least in part, in the intermediate node is capable of performing the operations independently of interaction with and control by the respective operating system and respective host processor of the intermediate node; the at least one network node and the intermediate node are to be comprised in a subnet, the subnet is to comprise web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services, and the circuitry is capable of permitting coordination;
at least in part, of respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of the web server-based network services and related backend data server-based support services with respective entry into and respective exit from respective power states of clients of the web server-based network services and the related backend data server-based support services;the at least one message is to be broadcast multiple times; after a worst case network packet round trip travel time elapses, following broadcasting of the at least one message, in which no packet is received by the at least one network node, the respective host processor of the at least one network node is to enter a non-powered down;
lowest possible power state of the respective host processor of the at least one network node;the worst case network packet round trip travel time is to be set by a network-associated application program. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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