METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER MANAGEMENT USING ICMPv6 OPTIONS
AssigneeKonica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.
InventorMaria PEREZ
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Abstract
A method and system that facilitates power management over an IPv6 network connection is described. A first host having an application creates a power management option for managing power management settings of one or more second hosts, which is in network communication with the first host. A neighbor solicitation request is sent with the power management option to the one or more second hosts, wherein the power management option requests the power management settings of the one or more second hosts. A table of the power management settings for each of the one or more second hosts is generated from the responses received from the neighbor solicitation request, and the power management settings are applied to the one or more second hosts.
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A method that facilitates power management over an IPv6 network connection, the method comprising:
- initializing a first host on an IPv6 network connection, the first host having an application, which creates a power management option for managing power management settings of one or more second hosts, which is in network communication with the first host;
- sending a neighbor solicitation request with the power management option from the first host to the one or more second hosts, wherein the power management option requests the power management settings of the one or more second hosts;
- receiving the neighbor solicitation request on the one or more second hosts, each of the one or more second hosts having an application for processing the neighbor solicitation request with the power management option;
- sending a neighbor advertisement to the first host with a response to the request for power management settings;
- receiving the neighbor advertisement from the second host on the first host and validating the power management settings of the one or more second hosts;
- generating a table of the power management settings for each of the one or more second hosts;
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- applying the power management settings to the one or more second hosts per the power management settings stored in the table of the power management settings for each of the one or more second hosts.
A system that facilitates power management over an IPv6 network connection for a first host and one or more second hosts, the system comprising:
- a first host on an IPv6 network connection, the first host having an application, which creates a power management option for managing power management settings of one or more second hosts, which are in network communication with the first host;
- the first host configured to:
- send a neighbor solicitation request with the power management option to the one or more second hosts, wherein the power management option requests the power management settings of the one or more second hosts;
- receive a neighbor advertisement from the second host on the first host and validate the power management settings of the one or more second hosts;
- generate a table of the power management settings for each of the one or more second hosts;
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- apply the power management settings to the one or more second hosts per the power management settings stored in the table of the power management settings for each of the one or more second host.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable code embodied therein for a first host and one or more second hosts, the first host having an application, which creates a power management option for managing power management settings of one or more second hosts, which are in network communication with the first host, the computer readable code configured to execute a process for a software module that that facilitates power management over an IPv6 network connection, the process comprising:
- sending a neighbor solicitation request with a power management option from the first host to the one or more second hosts, wherein the power management option requests the power management settings of the one or more second hosts;
- receiving a neighbor advertisement from the one or more second hosts and validating the power management settings of the one or more second hosts;
- generating a table of the power management settings for each of the one or more second hosts;
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- applying the power management settings to the one or more second hosts per the power management settings stored in the table of the power management settings for each of the one or more second host.
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