Configuration of energy savings
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1. A network device comprising:
- a communication interface and a hardware processor, wherein the communication interface configured to;
receive first data;
the hardware processor configured to determine that the received first data comprises at least one of;
a first species of network traffic and a second species of network traffic, wherein the hardware processor being configured to determine that the received first data comprises at least one of;
the first species of network traffic and the second species of network traffic comprises the hardware processor being further configured to;
determine that the first data matches an entry in an access control list (ACL), anddetermine that the first data comprises to be the first species of network traffic when the first data matches the entry in the ACL;
buffer, in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic, the first data at the network device;
send, using the communication interface, a first message to another network device, the first message causing the another network device to switch from a low-power mode to a high-power mode;
designate outgoing connections as the first species of network traffic by default;
increase a number of channels allocated to the another network device; and
send, using the communication interface the first data buffered in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic to the another network device.
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Abstract
According to one example embodiment, a modem or other network device include an energy module configured to enter a low-power, low-bandwidth state when not in active use by a user. The low-power state may be maintained under certain conditions where network activity is not present, and or when only non-bandwidth-critical traffic is present. The network device may include a user interface for configuring firewall rules, and the user may be able to concurrently designate particular types of traffic as important or unimportant. The energy module may also be integrated with a firewall, and power saving rules may be inferred from firewall rules.
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1. A network device comprising:
- a communication interface and a hardware processor, wherein the communication interface configured to;
receive first data; the hardware processor configured to determine that the received first data comprises at least one of;
a first species of network traffic and a second species of network traffic, wherein the hardware processor being configured to determine that the received first data comprises at least one of;
the first species of network traffic and the second species of network traffic comprises the hardware processor being further configured to;determine that the first data matches an entry in an access control list (ACL), and determine that the first data comprises to be the first species of network traffic when the first data matches the entry in the ACL; buffer, in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic, the first data at the network device; send, using the communication interface, a first message to another network device, the first message causing the another network device to switch from a low-power mode to a high-power mode; designate outgoing connections as the first species of network traffic by default; increase a number of channels allocated to the another network device; and send, using the communication interface the first data buffered in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic to the another network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- a communication interface and a hardware processor, wherein the communication interface configured to;
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4. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first network element comprising a hardware processor, first data;
determining, by the hardware processor, at the first network element, that the received first data comprises at least one of;
a first species of network traffic and a second species of network traffic, wherein determining, by the hardware processor, that the received first data comprises at least one of;
the first species of network traffic and the second species of network traffic comprises;determining that the first data matches an entry in an access control list (ACL), and determining the first data to be the first species of network traffic when the first data matches the entry in the ACL; buffering, in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic, the first data at the first network element; and sending a first message to a second network element, the first message causing the second network element to switch from a low-power mode to high-power mode; designating outgoing connections as the first species of network traffic by default; increasing a number of channels allocated to the second network element; and
sending the first data, buffered in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic, to the second network element. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- receiving, at a first network element comprising a hardware processor, first data;
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11. An apparatus comprising:
- a memory storage; and
a hardware processor coupled to the memory storage, wherein the hardware processor is operative to; receive first data; determine that the received first data comprises at least one of;
a first species of network traffic and a second species of network traffic, wherein the hardware processor being operative to determine that the received first data comprises at least one of;
the first species of network traffic and the second species of network traffic comprises the hardware processor being further operative to;determine that the first data matches an entry in an access control list (ACL), and determine the first data to be the first species of network traffic when the first data matches the entry in the ACL; buffer the first data in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic; and send a first message to a network element, the first message causing the network element to switch from a low-power mode to a high-power mode; designate outgoing connections as the first species of network traffic by default; increase a number of channels allocated to the network element; and send the first data, buffered in response to determining that the first data comprises the first species of network traffic, to the network element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
- a memory storage; and
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