Johathan Lee

US Patent:

20040088590, May 6, 2004

Filed:

Jul 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/629207

Inventors:

Johathan Lee - Dublin CA, US
John Lenell - Newport Beach CA, US
Gregory Youngblood - Santa Ana CA, US

International Classification:

G06F001/26

US Classification:

713/300000

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a system and method adapted to optimize power consumption in a communication system used in a Gigabit Ethernet environment. The method comprises determining at least one power mode of a host from a plurality of possible host power modes. The method further comprises selecting at least one network interface power management state from a plurality of possible network interface power management states based, at least in part, on the determined power mode.