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US 2006/0218426 A1Published application
Active state link power management
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsMichael Gutman, Alon Naveh, Andrew Martwick, Gary Solomon
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Abstract
A distributed power management system for a bus architecture or similar communications network. The system supports multiple low power states and defines entry and exit procedures for maximizing energy savings and communication speed.
Claims25
A method comprising:
- detecting a condition in a first device, the first device coupled to a first communication channel in an first power state, the first communication channel having a first portion and a second portion;
- and
- altering the power state of the first portion of the first communication channel to a second power state, wherein the condition must be met for at least a predetermined period.
A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
- detecting a condition in a first device, the first device coupled to a first communication channel in an first power state, the first communication channel having a first portion and a second portion;
- and
- altering the power state of the first portion of the first communication channel to a second power state, wherein the condition must be met for at least a predetermined period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.