METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT

In some embodiments, an equipment unit has a set of visual indicators, a power switch, and a set of compute components. The power switch receives a signal representing a status such that when the status is in a first mode, the power switch provides power to the set of visual indicators and when the...

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Main Authors Mei Victor W, Kohn Jack W, Siddhaye Shreeram, Reynov Boris, Raju Penmetsa Venkata S, Nitzan Ben T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.01.2017
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:In some embodiments, an equipment unit has a set of visual indicators, a power switch, and a set of compute components. The power switch receives a signal representing a status such that when the status is in a first mode, the power switch provides power to the set of visual indicators and when the status is in a second mode the power switch does not provide power to the set of visual indicators. The compute components are configured to receive power when the power switch does not provide power to the set of visual indicators.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201615282736