| CPC H04L 45/70 (2013.01) [G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 1/3234 (2013.01); H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/0622 (2013.01); H04L 41/0627 (2013.01); H04L 41/069 (2013.01); H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04L 45/02 (2013.01); H04L 45/03 (2022.05); H04L 45/126 (2013.01); H04L 45/245 (2013.01); H04L 45/28 (2013.01); H04L 47/12 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01); H04L 47/29 (2013.01); H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); H04W 52/0248 (2013.01); H04W 52/0274 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method, comprising:
creating, by a first network device, a port group for a plurality of links directly connected to a second network device;
selecting, by the first network device, the first network device as a controller network device and the second network device as a worker network device;
ranking, by the first network device, the plurality of links of the port group to generate a list of ranked links;
selecting, by the first network device and from the list of ranked links, a highest ranked link as a control channel; and
powering off, by the first network device, one or more of the plurality of links, except the control channel, based on one of a configuration, a policy, or a traffic prediction.
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