Energy efficiency management of data link

摘要

The system includes (NIC) physical network interface card includes a first plurality of rings are active at least one. Furthermore, is operatively connected to the first NIC, the system includes a host containing the (MAC) layer media access control. It is determined to be acquired, and the power management policy, to get the load on ring active, using the load and power management policies, the state on one ring has to be changed, at least, MAC layer, responsive to determining Te is configured to change the state of the at least one ring.