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- Patent Title: Selective routing to geographically distributed network centers for purposes of power control and environmental impact
- Patent Title (中): 选择性路由到地理分布式网络中心,用于电力控制和环境影响
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Application No.: US13600998Application Date: 2012-08-31
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Publication No.: US08798071B2Publication Date: 2014-08-05
- Inventor: Matthew Palmer , Kent A. Watsen
- Applicant: Matthew Palmer , Kent A. Watsen
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: H04L12/28
- IPC: H04L12/28 ; H04L12/56

Abstract:
In general, this disclosure describes techniques of selecting routes for network packets through a computer network based, at least in part, on electrical power procurement arrangements of devices in the computer network. A computing system includes a hardware processor and a database storing power procurement profiles. Each of the power procurement profiles stores data indicating an arrangement between an operator of one or more of routing devices to procure electrical power from a utility company for facilities in which the routing devices are located. The power procurement profiles are mapped to ranges of network addresses associated with the facilities for retrieval of the power procurement profiles for the routers based on the network addresses assigned to the routers.
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