Configuring Green Ethernet; Green Ethernet Overview - Cisco 300 Series Administration Manual

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Configuring Green Ethernet

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This section describes the Green Ethernet feature that is designed to save power
on the device.
It contains the following sections:
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Green Ethernet Overview

• Setting Global Green Ethernet Properties
• Setting Green Ethernet Properties for Ports
Green Ethernet Overview
Green Ethernet is a common name for a set of features that is designed to be
environmentally friendly, and to reduce the power consumption of a device. Green
Ethernet is different from EEE in that green ethernet energy-detect is enabled on
all devices where only the Gigabyte ports are enable with EEE.
The Green Ethernet feature can reduce overall power usage in the following ways:
• Energy-Detect Mode— On an inactive link, the port moves into inactive
mode, saving power while keeping the Administrative status of the port Up.
Detection.
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