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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAnbazhagan Mani, Jorge Rafael Nogueras, Ravindran Rajan, Vasu Vallabhaneni
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A method, medium and implementing processing system are provided for controlling the number of Ethernet adapters connected in an EtherChannel depending upon the current bandwidth requirements of the system. This system reduces power consumption, inter alia, wherever possible while not sacrificing performance or flexibility of an EthernetChannel. An exemplary embodiment EtherChannel's total bandwidth utilization is monitored and controlled. When the bandwidth utilization is a predetermined amount less than or more than a predetermined threshold level, power supplied to one or more of the physical Ethernet adapters that are part of the EtherChannel is adjusted, i.e. reduced or increased, accordingly. In another embodiment, in systems where ethernet devices support different levels of power, the power supplied to one or more adapters can be systematically incrementally reduced or increased in response to reduced or increased bandwidth utilization.
A method for controlling network adapter connectivity in an EtherChannel, said EtherChannel including a number of network adapters, said method comprising:
A computer program product comprising a computer-readable, non-transitory, tangible storage device(s) and computer-readable program instructions stored on the computer-readable, non-transitory, tangible storage device(s) for controlling network adapter connectivity in an EtherChannel, said EtherChannel including a number of network adapters in a computer system, the computer-readable program instructions, when executed by a processor, being operable for implementing a method comprising:
A system for controlling network adapter connectivity in an EtherChannel, said EtherChannel including a number of network adapters in a computer system, said system comprising:
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