Configuration of energy savings
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorMichael Overcash
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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.
Claims20
A firewall, comprising:
- logic for providing firewall rules;
- and
- a user interface for configuring the firewall rules, the interface configured to permit a user to designate a first species of traffic as blocked, a second species of traffic as allowed, and for allowed traffic, to designate a first subspecies and a second subspecies;
- wherein the first subspecies designates traffic as important for a network device energy module, and the second subspecies designates traffic as unimportant for the network device energy module, wherein important traffic comprises traffic that the user identifies as requiring a high-power state for the network device energy module, and unimportant traffic comprises traffic that the user identifies as suitable for a low-power state of the network device energy module.
A system comprising:
- a memory storage;
- and
- a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
- provide firewall rules;
- and
- provide a user interface for configuring the firewall rules, the user interface configured to permit a user to designate a first species of traffic as blocked, a second species of traffic as allowed, and for allowed traffic, to designate a first subspecies and a second subspecies;
- wherein the first subspecies designates traffic as important for a network device energy module, and the second subspecies designates traffic as unimportant for the network device energy module, wherein important traffic comprises traffic that the user identifies as requiring a high-power state for the network device energy module, and unimportant traffic comprises traffic that the user identifies as suitable for a low-power state of the network device energy module.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method comprising:
- providing firewall rules;
- and
- providing a user interface for configuring the firewall rules, the user interface configured to permit a user to designate a first species of traffic as blocked, a second species of traffic as allowed, and for allowed traffic, to designate a first subspecies and a second subspecies;
- wherein the first subspecies designates traffic as important for a network device energy module, and the second subspecies designates traffic as unimportant for the network device energy module, wherein important traffic comprises traffic that the user identifies as requiring a high-power state for the network device energy module, and unimportant traffic comprises traffic that the user identifies as suitable for a low-power state of the network device energy module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.