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To: David Lawrence who wrote (4533)	8/26/1997 12:04:00 PM
From: Mang Cheng	of 22053

Only thing I can find for Patent related to 3com : *************************************************************** Switching hub intelligent power management (Assignee -- 3COM Corporation) Source: MicroPatent Abstract: A power management system rod for local area network hubs includes a network switching hub with a connection backplane with a plurality of connection slots. A power supply is provided having one or more elements providing a maximum power available for the system. Manageable modules are connected to said switching hub, each of said manageable modules having a memory providing information as to the power requirements of the module. A controller module is connected to said manageable modules via said switching hub. The controller module includes memory means for receiving data from said manageable modules as to power requirements. A microprocessor is provided for calculating power requirements of the system and for controlling the supply of power to each of said modules. Ex Claim Text: A power management system for local area network hubs, comprising: a network switching hub including a power rail and a connection backplane with a plurality of connection slots; a power supply connected to said power rail of said switching hub, said power supply having one or more elements providing a maximum power available for the system; manageable modules connected to said switching hub, each manageable module of said manageable modules having memory means connected to said manageable module providing information as to the power requirements of said manageable module; power connection means for connecting and disconnecting each of said manageable modules to said power rail; a controller module connected to said manageable modules via said switching hub, said controller module including memory means for receiving data from said manageable modules as to power requirements and microprocessor means for calculating power requirements of the system and acting on said power connection means for controlling the supply of power to each manageable module based on power requirements of said system. system. Assignee: 3COM Corporation Patent Number: 5652893 Issue Date: 1997 07 29 Inventor(s): Ben-Meir, SamGibbons, John F. Thomas, Ian If you would like to purchase a copy of this patent, please call MicroPatent at 800-984-9800. [08-23-97 at 09:45 EDT, MicroPatent]

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