CPC G06F 1/266 (2013.01) [G06F 1/329 (2013.01); G06F 1/3253 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A method of power management for a hub having a plurality of USB-C ports, the method comprising:
allocating a guaranteed power budget to each USB-C port of the hub, wherein one of the USB-C ports has a higher power priority and the other USB-C ports have a lower power priority;
reducing the guaranteed power budget allocated to a USB-C port with the lower power priority in response to measured power for that USB-C port being below its currently guaranteed power budget by a predetermined amount; and
offering additional power budget to the USB-C port with the higher power priority in response to the guaranteed power budget allocated to a USB-C port with the lower power priority having been previously reduced.
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