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US 2010/0246591 A1Published application
Enabling long-term communication idleness for energy efficiency
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsSameh Gobriel, Christian Maclocco, Tsung-Yuang Charles Tai, Sanjay Bakshi
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Abstract
A network adapter comprises a controller to change to a first mode from a second mode based on a number of transmit packets, sizes of received packets, and intervals between arrivals of the received packets. In one embodiment, the network controller further comprises a memory to buffer received packets, where the received packets are buffered for a longer period in the first mode than in the second mode.
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A network adapter comprising:
- a first controller to change to a first mode from a second mode based at least in part on
- a number of transmit packets;
- sizes of a first plurality of received packets;
- and
- intervals between arrivals of the first plurality of received packets;
- and
- a first memory to buffer one or more received packets, wherein the one or more received packets are buffered longer in the first mode than in the second mode.
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A system comprising:
- a platform comprising at least a processor and a memory controller;
- a network adapter to determine whether to change to a first mode from a second mode based at least in part on
- a number of transmit packets;
- sizes of a first plurality of received packets;
- and
- intervals between arrivals of the first plurality of received packets;
- and
- a first memory to buffer one or more received packets, wherein the one or more received packets are buffered longer in the first mode than in the second mode.
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A method comprising:
- determining whether to change to a first mode from a second mode based at least in part on
- a number of transmit packets,
- sizes of a first plurality of received packets, and
- intervals between arrivals of the first plurality of received packets;
- and
- storing one or more received packets for a longer period in the first mode than in the second mode.
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