US 12,273,239 B2
Energy-aware traffic forwarding and loop avoidance
Carlos Pignataro, Cary, NC (US); Eric A. Voit, Bethesda, MD (US); Nagendra Kumar Nainar, Morrisville, NC (US); and Marcelo Yannuzzi, Nuvilly (CH)
Assigned to Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/381,426.
Application 18/381,426 is a continuation of application No. 18/193,935, filed on Mar. 31, 2023, granted, now 11,863,388.
Prior Publication US 2024/0333591 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0833 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 45/48 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0833 (2013.01) [H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/48 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A network device element comprising:
an energy-aware topology logic, when executed by a processor, directs the network device to:
collect topology data from one or more network devices, wherein each of the one or more network devices include a plurality of elements;
receive element energy coefficient data and feature energy coefficient data associated with the one or more network devices;
receive current traffic data;
receive power source data;
receive sustainability-related capabilities of one or more network devices; and
generate an energy-aware configuration for at least one of the one or more network devices, wherein the energy-aware configuration includes an energy-aware path selection.