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US 2024/0369985 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for protection of network device during increase in environmental contamination
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsJoel Richard Goergen, J. Scott Scheeler, Kameron Rose Hurst, Robert Gregory Twiss
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes initiating a protection mode at a network device having a protective cover installed to filter airflow entering a network device, reducing one or more of a fan speed, processing functions, or power at the network device, exiting the protection mode upon removal of the protective cover from the network device, and increasing one or more of the fan speed, the processing functions, or the power to resume normal operation at the network device.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a protective cover for installation on a face of a network device comprising a plurality of ports coupled to a plurality of cables, the protective cover comprising:
- a filter material defining a first opening at a first end for engagement with the plurality of cables coupled to the network device and a second opening for positioning adjacent to the face of the network device, wherein a size of the first opening is adjustable to engage with the plurality of cables.
A protective cover comprising:
- a filter material with a first opening for sealing against one or more cables coupled to a network device and a second opening for positioning adjacent to a face of the network device;
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- a device for sealing the first opening against the one or more cables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.