CN100527725C - How to adjust the power consumption of the network interface - Google Patents
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A method for regulating power consumption of network interface includes setting whether wake-up function is used or not according to user to stop supplying power and clock to media access control unit receiving end and physical layer unit receiving end of network interface when user decides to disable wake-up function. When the user decides to enable the wake-up function, the power and the clock are continuously supplied to the MAC unit receiving end and the PHY unit receiving end of the network interface.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of electrical source consumption of network interface, and be particularly related to a kind of arousal function and whether be enabled, and the mobility adjustment is supplied to the method for the power supply and the clock of network interface according to network interface.
Background technology
In today of network service prosperity, a lot of computer products all can design the function that possesses network service, and the function of usually all can network enabled waking up.And no matter use what kind of power-supply management system, when computer product network enabled arousal function, must continue to await orders always have some circuit, to receive or to respond the wake-up signal of automatic network.And these circuit are fixing and set, as long as computer product is activated, will supply power to these circuit.And when not needing calling function of network, these circuit in the computer product are always consuming the electric power of computer product, thereby have caused the waste of electric power.
Please refer to Fig. 4, it shows known a kind of flow chart of steps that network interface is converted to the power supply adjustment of battery saving mode by normal mode.In known technology, when network work when normal mode (s402), if passed through default a period of time when not using, software will judge whether to enter battery saving mode (s404).
After the software judgement will enter battery saving mode, the periphery control interface then a supply power and clock to media storage control unit (medium access control, MAC) receiving terminal and physical layer element (physical layer, PHY) receiving terminal (s406), use receive come from the outside wake (wake up) signal up; And other is as media storage control unit transmission end and physical layer element transmission end etc., then all stops supply power and clock.Then, then stop supply power and clock to peripheral control interface (s408).Network interface will be operated in battery saving mode (s410) this moment.
Please refer to Fig. 5, it shows known a kind of flow chart of steps that network interface is converted to the power supply adjustment of normal mode by battery saving mode.When network interface is operated in battery saving mode (s502), has not then interruptedly judged whether user's start-up system or received WOL signal (s504).When having learnt user's start-up system or having received the WOL signal, then go ahead of the rest supply power and clock are to peripheral control interface (s506).Secondly, the action (s508) that peripheral control interface, media storage control unit and physical layer element are resetted.
Behind these assemblies that reset, then promptly network interface is carried out sequencing and initialization action (s510).At this moment, network interface then is operated in normal mode.
Comprehensive the above, known computer product with calling function of network, as described in step s406, no matter whether use arousal function, it is when battery saving mode, all supply power and clock be to media storage control unit transmission end and physical layer element transmission end, and feasible when not needing to use arousal function, can cause the electric power of having wasted computer product.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface, it can save unnecessary power consumption when making arousal function be entered battery saving mode by the network interface of forbidden energy by normal mode.
The present invention also provides a kind of method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface, it can set whether to enable arousal function according to the user, with mobility determine that whether supply power and clock are to the media storage control unit receiving terminal and the physical layer element receiving terminal of network interface.
The present invention proposes a kind of method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface, and it is applicable to that arousal function is converted to by normal mode by the network interface of forbidden energy is operated in battery saving mode.This network interface has medium access control (MAC) unit receiving terminal, media storage control unit transmission end, physical layer (PHY) unit receiving terminal and physical layer element transmission end.The method comprises at first for ending supply power to media storage control unit receiving terminal, media storage control unit transmission end, physical layer element receiving terminal and physical layer element transmission end.Secondly, when determining to have stopped supply power, end the supply clock to media storage control unit receiving terminal, media storage control unit transmission end, physical layer element receiving terminal and physical layer element transmission end to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal during with this physical layer element transmission end.Then, when determining to have stopped supplying with clock, end extremely peripheral control interface of supply power and clock to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal during with this physical layer element transmission end.At this moment, network interface promptly is operated in battery saving mode.
The present invention also provides a kind of method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface, it is applicable to that arousal function is converted to by battery saving mode by the network interface of forbidden energy is operated in normal mode, and wherein said arousal function is to utilize a main control circuit in this periphery control interface to stop to be supplied to the clock and the power supply of this media storage control unit and this physical layer element by this battery saving mode of forbidden energy.At first, for supply power and clock to peripheral control interface, and send reset signal.Secondly, sequencing and initialization network interface.Then, then supply power and clock to media storage control unit receiving terminal, media storage control unit transmission end, physical layer element receiving terminal and physical layer element transmission end.At this moment, network interface will be operated in normal mode.Wherein, reset signal is for controlling mechanism and peripheral control interface are resetted.
The present invention also proposes a kind of method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface, is applicable to that mobility starts/close the media storage control unit of network interface (MAC) receiving terminal, media storage control unit transmission end, physical layer element (PHY) receiving terminal and physical layer element transmission end.The method comprises when network interface is operated in normal mode, sets forbidden energy/enable arousal function by the user.Secondly, when network interface is desired to enter battery saving mode, judge then whether the user enables arousal function, when user's forbidden energy arousal function, then end supply power and clock to media storage control unit receiving terminal, media storage control unit transmission end, physical layer element receiving terminal and physical layer element transmission end.Then, end supply power and clock to peripheral control interface.At this moment, network interface just is operated in battery saving mode
The present invention supplies with/cuts off the electricity supply and media storage control unit receiving terminal and the physical layer element receiving terminal of clock to network interface because of adopting mobility, therefore can be during by forbidden energy at arousal function, close unnecessary power supply and clock consumption, to save the consumption of electric energy.
For content of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, several preferred embodiments cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 shows a kind of Organization Chart of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows the flow chart of steps of method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of.
Fig. 3 shows a kind of flow chart of steps that network interface is converted to normal mode by battery saving mode according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 shows known a kind of flow chart of steps that network interface is converted to the power supply adjustment of battery saving mode by normal mode.
Fig. 5 shows known a kind of flow chart of steps that network interface is converted to the power supply adjustment of normal mode by battery saving mode.
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Please refer to Fig. 1, it shows a kind of Organization Chart of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.The framework of the electrical source consumption of the adjustment network interface that this preferred embodiment proposed comprises main computer unit 100, peripheral control interface (Peripheral Controller Interface, be called for short PCI) 110 with network interface 120, it couples and closes is that peripheral control interface 110 is coupled to main computer unit 100 and network interface 120.
In the present embodiment, peripheral control interface 110 comprises peripheral control interface framework space 112, main control circuit 114 and controlling mechanism 116.Wherein, controlling mechanism 116 is to provide clock by oscillator 150 independently, and is not limited by main control circuit 114.
In the present embodiment, network interface 120 comprises medium access control (Medium AccessControl is called for short MAC) unit 130 and physical layer (Physical layer is called for short PHY) unit 140.Wherein, media storage control unit 130 also can be divided in order to automatic network and receives the media storage control unit receiving terminal 132 of data and in order to the media storage control unit transmission end 134 of transfer of data to network, in the same manner, physical layer element 140 also can be divided in order to automatic network and receives the physical layer element receiving terminal 142 of data and in order to the physical layer element transmission end 144 of transfer of data to network.
In preferred embodiment of the present invention, media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 are controlled machine-processed 116 controls with physical layer element transmission end 144.
In the present embodiment, the label A～L among Fig. 1 is a representative signal of different nature, and wherein, whether signal A is for using arousal function.Signal B is for supplying with clock to media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134.Signal C is for supplying with clock to physical layer element receiving terminal 142, physical layer element transmission end 144.Signal D is notice media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134 powered-downs.Signal E is notice physical layer element receiving terminal 142, physical layer element transmission end 144 powered-downs.Signal F is the media storage control unit receiving terminal 132 that resets, media storage control unit transmission end 134.Signal G is the physical layer element receiving terminal 142 that resets, physical layer element transmission end 144.Signal H is whether main computer unit 100 indication controlling mechanisms 116 enter battery saving mode.Signal I can turn off the clock of media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134 for indication.Signal J can turn off the clock of physical layer element receiving terminal 142, physical layer element transmission end 144 for indication.Signal K is that controlling mechanism 116 informs that main computer unit 100 has stopped supplying with clock to media storage control unit 130 and physical layer element 140.Signal L is that controlling mechanism 116 informs that main computer unit 100 has entered normal mode for the signal of media storage control unit 130 and physical layer element 140.
Then please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 simultaneously, this Fig. 2 shows the flow chart of steps of method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention a kind of.Wherein, Figure 2 shows that network interface 120 is entered the flow process of battery saving mode by normal mode.
In the present embodiment, the method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface is when network interface 120 is operated in normal mode, the user can set the arousal function (s202) of forbidden energy whether or enable network interface 120 according to the demand of oneself, wherein, as be familiar with this skill person and can know easily, network interface 120 can be to have entered battery saving mode immediately or reached a Preset Time when all not using after the user has set or just enter battery saving mode when meeting certain predetermined condition, but not as limit.
Then, when network interface s204 desires to enter battery saving mode, judge then whether the user enables arousal function (s204).Wherein, step s204 also comprises and judges at first whether network interface 120 desires to enter battery saving mode (s206).When judgement learns that network interface 120 is desired to enter battery saving mode, judge then then whether the user is set with to use arousal function (s208).Wherein, send signalling A by controlling mechanism 116 according to main control circuit 114 and judge whether the user enables arousal function.
When controlling mechanism 116 is judged when learning user's forbidden energy arousal function, promptly end supply powers and clock to media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144 (s210) by main control circuit 114.
In the present embodiment, step s210 comprises that at first sending signal D, E notice media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144 by controlling mechanism 116 will stop supply power (s212).Secondly, software then judges according to signal I, J whether main control circuit 114 has stopped supply power to media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144 (s214).
After definite main control circuit 114 has stopped supply power, controlling mechanism 116 is promptly sent signal B, C is to main control circuit 114, to stop to supply with clock to media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144, and send signal K and inform main computer unit 100 (s216), and and then be supplied to media storage control unit receiving terminal 132 by the software judgement, media storage control unit transmission end 134, whether physical layer element receiving terminal 142 has stopped supplying with (s218) with the clock of physical layer element transmission end 144.After definite clock had stopped supplying with, 116 of controlling mechanisms stopped to send signal K (s220).
In the present embodiment, after the power supply of media storage control unit 130 and physical layer element 130 and clock all stopped to supply with, 100 of main computer units end supply power and clock is given peripheral control interface 110 (s222).At this moment, network interface 120 is to be operated in battery saving mode (s224).
Certainly, in the present embodiment, when to media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144 any one of stop supplies clock and power supply, carry out again after preferably waiting the data that originally are positioned at wherein all to finish transmission, run off to avoid unnecessary data.
Judgement as step s208, when the user enables arousal function, 114 sustainable supply clocks of main control circuit are given media storage control unit receiving terminal 132 and physical layer element receiving terminal 142 (s226), still end supply power and clock and give peripheral control interface 110 (s228).At this moment, network interface 120 will be operated in battery saving mode (s230).When the user enables arousal function, and network interface 120 desires are converted to when being operated in normal mode from battery saving mode, and then step is the same as is known for its step.
When network interface 120 desires (s302) when being converted to normal mode, steps flow chart as shown in Figure 3 as the described battery saving mode of step s224.It at first is operated in battery saving mode (s304) for network interface 120, and does not judge interruptedly whether network interface 120 desires to leave battery saving mode (s306).Wherein, the benchmark of judgement is whether startup to be arranged or reach the 100 default times of main computer unit according to the user, but all not as limit.
When judgement learnt that network interface 120 is desired to leave battery saving mode, it at first was an extremely peripheral control interface 114 of supply power and clock, and sent the action (s308) that reset signal resets to peripheral control interface 114 and controlling mechanism 116.Then, main computer unit 100 promptly sends signal H, allows network interface 120 enter normal mode with indication controlling mechanism 116.Therefore, before network interface 120 enters normal mode, be that first sequencing network interface 120 is done initialization (s310) to network interface 120 again.
In the present embodiment, network interface 120 is after sequencing and initialization are finished, controlling mechanism 116 is promptly then controlled main control circuit 114, make its supply power and clock give media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144, and send signal F, G reset media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144.In addition, controlling mechanism 116 is also sent signal L and is informed main computer unit 100 (s312).
Behind supply power and clock and the media storage control unit receiving terminal 132 that resets, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144,120 of network interfaces enter normal mode (s314).And in step s314, also comprise by software and check whether physical layer element 140 and media storage control unit 130 have been operated in normal mode (s316).When judgement learnt that physical layer element 140 and media storage control unit 130 have been operated in normal mode, 120 of network interfaces were also for being operated in normal mode (s318).
In preferred embodiment of the present invention, arousal function can be a calling function of network, but not as limit.
Apparently, comprehensive top content, Fig. 1 also can correspond to another preferred embodiment of the present invention: a kind of network equipment.At this, network equipment comprises network interface 120 and peripheral control interface 110 at least.Network interface 120 has media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144 at least.And peripheral control interface 110, be coupled to 120 network interfaces and main computer unit 100, at least have main control circuit 114 and controlling mechanism 116, and can control media storage control unit receiving terminal 132, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144 this (that is control this running or close).At this, peripheral control interface framework space 112 is irrelevant with the present embodiment technical characterictic, is not discussed earlier.
Apparently, one of present embodiment big technical characterictic is to come Control Network interface 150 resulting clocks by controlling mechanism 116.In the known technology, because the needs of calling function of network, network interface 120 always will have partly, and assembly remains on armed state, therefore clock is that directly its source (as oscillator) directly enters network interface, and present embodiment is controlled clock by controlling mechanism 116 and how to be entered network interface 120, also just provide not allow any clock enter network interface 120 fully, and then reduced network interface 120 because the energy consumption that running produced that clock causes.
Generally speaking, the media storage control unit receiving terminal 132 of this enforcement, media storage control unit transmission end 134, physical layer element receiving terminal 142 and physical layer element transmission end 144 are to operate according to first clock, and peripheral control interface 110 is to operate according to second clock.
Comprehensive the above, the method for the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface of the present invention comprises following advantage:
(1) method of adjustment network interface electrical source consumption of the present invention can be closed circuitry needed when carrying out calling function of network, to reduce electrical source consumption in the time can't using or do not want to use calling function of network.
(2) method of adjustment network interface electrical source consumption of the present invention can by adjusting the switch and the transmission of clock and power supply, keep interlock circuit in armed state, so that calling function of network to be provided when needs use calling function of network.
(3) method of the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface of the present invention is applicable to any device that calling function of network is arranged, and the mobile computer that particularly provides electric power by battery etc. must reduce the electronic product of electrical source consumption to lengthen working hours as far as possible.
(4) method of the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface of the present invention is applicable to the computer and the computer peripheral equipment product that not necessarily need calling function of network.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; anyly have the knack of this skill person; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking accompanying the claim person of defining.
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1. method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface, be applicable to and make arousal function be converted to a battery saving mode by a normal mode by this network interface of forbidden energy, wherein this network interface has a media storage control unit receiving terminal, a media storage control unit transmission end, a physical layer element receiving terminal and a physical layer element transmission end, and this network interface is coupled to a main computer unit by a peripheral control interface, and this method comprises:
Make this network interface work in this normal mode;
End supply power to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end;
When determining to have stopped supply power, end the supply clock to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal during with this physical layer element transmission end; And
When determining to have stopped supplying with clock to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end, end supply power and clock to this periphery control interface, make this network interface enter this battery saving mode.
2. the method for the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end are that a controlling mechanism that is positioned at this periphery control interface is controlled, and one first clock of this controlling mechanism running institute foundation is to be independent of the second clock that this main computer unit offers this periphery control interface.
3. the method for the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface as claimed in claim 2, this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end are to operate according to this first clock, and should the periphery control interface be to operate according to this second clock.
4. method of adjusting the electrical source consumption of network interface, be applicable to arousal function is converted at a normal mode by a battery saving mode by this network interface of forbidden energy, wherein, this network interface has a media storage control unit receiving terminal, one media storage control unit transmission end, an one physical layer element receiving terminal and a physical layer element transmission end, and this network interface is coupled to a main computer unit by a peripheral control interface, wherein said arousal function is to utilize a main control circuit in this periphery control interface to stop to be supplied to the clock and the power supply of this media storage control unit and this physical layer element by this battery saving mode of forbidden energy, and this method comprises:
Supply power and clock be to this periphery control interface, and send a reset signal to this periphery control interface;
This network interface of sequencing and initialization; And
Supply power and clock are to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end.
5. the method for the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface as claimed in claim 4, wherein, this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end are controlled by a controlling mechanism, and one first clock of this controlling mechanism running institute foundation is to be independent of the second clock that this main computer unit offers this periphery control interface.
6. the method for the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface as claimed in claim 5, wherein, this reset signal is for this controlling mechanism and this periphery control interface are resetted.
7. the method for the electrical source consumption of adjustment network interface as claimed in claim 4, supply power and clock to the step of this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end comprises:
Again supply power is to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end;
Again supply with clock to this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end; And
This media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end reset.
8. network equipment comprises:
One network interface, this network interface has arousal function, comprises a media storage control unit receiving terminal, a media storage control unit transmission end, a physical layer element receiving terminal and a physical layer element transmission end; And
One peripheral control interface, be coupled to this network interface and a main computer unit, this periphery control interface has a main control circuit and a controlling mechanism, and control this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end and this clock
Wherein, the described arousal function of this network interface is to utilize a main control circuit in this periphery control interface to stop to be supplied to the clock and the power supply of this media storage control unit and this physical layer element during by forbidden energy, makes this network interface be converted to a battery saving mode by a normal mode.
9. network equipment as claimed in claim 8, this controlling mechanism is to be coupled to an oscillator, one first clock of this controlling mechanism that this oscillator offers is to be independent of the second clock that this main computer unit offers this periphery control interface, and this media storage control unit receiving terminal, this media storage control unit transmission end, this physical layer element receiving terminal and this physical layer element transmission end are to operate according to this first clock, and should the periphery control interface be to operate according to this second clock.
10. network equipment as claimed in claim 9, this controlling mechanism comprises the passage of this first clock transfer to this network interface at least:
This controlling mechanism directly transfers to this network interface with this first clock from this oscillator; And
This controlling mechanism with this first clock via this main control circuit with this first clock transfer to this network interface.
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