Method for node device to enter or exit power-saving mode and node device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9794076-B2
Application number	US-201314416704-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2013
Priority date	Feb 1, 2013
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

A method for a node device to enter or exit a power-saving mode and a node device are disclosed. The method for a node device to enter a power-saving mode includes: the node device detecting characteristics of a reverse power supply signal provided by a customer premise equipment, and if a condition of entering a power-saving mode is satisfied, the node device entering the power-saving mode. The method for a node device to exit a power-saving mode includes: the node device in a power-saving mode exiting the power-saving mode after detecting that a customer premise equipment starts reverse power supply to the node device. The node device includes a reverse power supply unit, a power source unit, a control unit, and a transceiver unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for a node device to enter and exit a power-saving mode, comprising:
the node device detecting characteristics of a reverse power supply signal provided by a customer premise equipment, and if the characteristics of the reverse power supply signal satisfy a condition of entering a power-saving mode, the node device entering the power-saving mode; wherein the reverse power supply signal provided by the customer premise equipment is used to provide reverse power supply to the node device;
wherein the characteristics of the reverse power supply signal comprise one or more of a current level, a power level, and a period of the reverse power supply signal;
when there is no service on a link for a period of time, the customer premise equipment corresponding to the link reducing a level of power consumption of the power supply to the node device; wherein,
the condition of entering the power-saving mode comprises the node device detecting that power of the reverse power supply of the customer premise equipment reduces;
the method further comprising:
the node device in a power-saving mode exiting the power-saving mode after detecting that a customer premise equipment starts reverse power supply to the node device; wherein,
the step of the node device detecting that the customer premise equipment starts reverse power supply to the node device comprises:
the node device detecting that a reverse power supply voltage signal or a reverse power supply current signal provided by the customer premise equipment gradually rises, and rated power is output stably and continuously.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein,
the step of the node device entering the power-saving mode comprises: the node device turning off a transceiver of a port on the node device corresponding to the customer premise equipment.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein,
the condition of entering the power-saving mode comprises the node device detecting that the reverse power supply signal provided by the customer premise equipment disappears.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
when there is no service on a link for a period of time, the customer premise equipment corresponding to the link stopping providing the reverse power supply signal to the node device.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when there is no service on a link for a period of time, the customer premise equipment corresponding to the link providing the reverse power supply signal to the node device intermittently according to a certain rule; wherein,
the condition of entering the power-saving mode comprises the node device detecting that a period of the reverse power supply of the customer premise equipment changes.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
after the node device which exits the power-saving mode activates a port corresponding to the customer premise equipment, entering a normal operating mode through an initialization process.

7. A node device, comprising: a reverse power supply unit, a power source unit, a control unit, and a transceiver unit, wherein,
the reverse power supply unit is configured to transfer a received reverse power supply signal provided by a customer premise equipment to the power source unit;
the control unit is configured to transmit a turn off command to the transceiver unit when detecting that characteristics of the reverse power supply signal provided by the customer premise equipment in the reverse power supply unit satisfy a condition of entering a power-saving mode; and
the transceiver unit is configured to stop data transceiving of a port corresponding to the customer premise equipment after receiving the turn off command;
wherein the characteristics of the reverse power supply signal comprise one or more of a current level, a power level, and a period of the reverse power supply signal;
wherein, the condition of entering the power-saving mode comprises:
the control unit detecting that the reverse power supply signal provided by the customer premise equipment disappears; or
the control unit detecting that power of the reverse power supply of the customer premise equipment reduces; or
the control unit detecting that a period of the reverse power supply of the customer premise equipment changes.

8. The node device according to claim 7 , wherein,
the control unit is further configured to transmit a turn on command to the transceiver unit after detecting that the customer premise equipment starts reverse power supply to the node device in the power-saving mode; and
the transceiver unit is further configured to enable the data transceiving of the port corresponding to the customer premise equipment after receiving the turn on command.

9. The node device according to claim 8 , wherein,
the control unit is configured to detect that the customer premise equipment starts reverse power supply to the node device in the power-saving mode by the following way:
the control unit detecting that a reverse power supply voltage signal or a reverse power supply current signal provided by the customer premise equipment gradually rises, and rated power is output stably and continuously.

Assignees

• Zte Corp
• Xian Zhongxing New Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Weiliang
• Cheng Mingming
• Yuan Liquan

Classifications

• H04M19/08

  with current supply sources at the substations (generating ringing current H04M19/04) · CPC title

• H04L12/12 Primary

  Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof · CPC title

• G06F1/3278

  Power saving in modem or I/O interface · CPC title

• G06F1/3209

  Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections · CPC title

• G06F1/3203

  Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode · CPC title