Intellinet 561099 - EEE - Energy Efficient Ethernet

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3.1.5 EEE–EnergyEfficientEthernet
Energy‐EfficientEthernet(EEE)isasetofenhancementstothetwisted‐pair
andbackplaneEthernetfamilyofcomputernetworkingstandardsthatallow
forlesspowerconsumptionduringperiodsoflowdataactivity.Theintention
wastoreducepowerconsumptionby50%ormore,whileretainingfull
compatibilitywithexistingequipment.TheInstituteofElectricalandElectronicsEngineers(IEEE),through
theIEEE802.3aztaskforcedevelopedthestandard.EEEisapowersavingoptionthatreducesthepower
usagewhenthereislowornotrafficutilization.EEEworksbypoweringdowncircuitswhenthereisno
traffic. 
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Whenaportispowereddownforsavingpower,theoutgoingtrafficisstoredinabufferuntiltheportis
poweredupagain.Usingthistechnique,morepowercanbesavedifthetrafficcanbebufferedupuntila
largeburstoftrafficcanbetransmitted.Keepinmind,thatbufferingtrafficwilladdsomelatencyinthe
traffic.
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IfEEEisnotdesiredinyournetworkenvironment,youcandisablethisfeatureonthisscreen.
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