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Nvidia patents method for adjusting data link speeds based on usage

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Nvidia describes a system where a device monitors how much data is moving through a connection. If the usage hits a specific limit, the device asks the other end of the connection to switch to a different speed setting.

Why it mattersThis helps computer components manage data flow efficiently by automatically adjusting connection speeds when traffic levels change.

In the filing’s own words

A device connected to a link of a communication interface determines that a bandwidth utilization counter associated with the link satisfies a threshold criterion of multiple threshold criteria. The link is associated with a bandwidth state. A request to transition the link to another bandwidth state is sent to another device connected to the link.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method comprising: determining, by a first device connected to a link of a communication interface, that a bandwidth utilization counter associated with the link satisfies a first threshold criterion of a plurality of threshold criteria, wherein the link is associated with a first bandwidth state; and sending, to a second device connected to the link, a request to transition the link to a second bandwidth state.

Facts

Company: Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
Official title: POLICIES FOR CHANGING STATES IN COMMUNICATION INTERFACE LINKS
Publication number: US20260332502A1
Application number: 19186405
Filed: Apr 22, 2025
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Inventors: 1
Claims: 27

Classified under

H04L 43/0894 Electricity & electronicsH04L 12/56 Electricity & electronicsH04L 2012/5636 Electricity & electronics

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