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Nvidia patents method for switches to adjust data speed with connected devices

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Nvidia describes a method where a network switch asks connected devices to change the speed of their data connection. The switch sends a specific request to a device to start this bandwidth adjustment process.

Why it mattersThis filing details a standard way to manage data flow in computer networks, which helps ensure efficient communication between hardware components.

In the filing’s own words

A switch connected to multiple devices via multiple respective links initiates a change to a bandwidth of a respective link between the switch and at least one device of the multiple devices. Initiating the change to the bandwidth of the respective link includes sending a bandwidth change request to the at least one device.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A method comprising: initiating, by a switch connected to a plurality of devices via a plurality of respective links, a change to a bandwidth of a respective link between the switch and at least one device of the plurality of devices, wherein initiating the change to the bandwidth of the respective link comprises sending a bandwidth change request to the at least one device.

Facts

Company: Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
Official title: SWITCH POLICIES AND APIS FOR CHANGING STATES IN COMMUNICATION INTERFACE LINKS
Publication number: US20260332540A1
Application number: 19186378
Filed: Apr 22, 2025
Published: Oct 22, 2026
Inventors: 2
Claims: 26

Classified under

H04L 47/762 Electricity & electronicsH04L 41/0896 Electricity & electronicsH04L 49/30 Electricity & electronics

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