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System-Level Approach to Energy Conservation
7.12.2 Power Management System Structure
A representative system model that provides structure, to the SPM challenges, has been
developed. The key elements that represent such a system include:
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Devices and subsystem services
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Power management domains
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Policy managers
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Power management infrastructure
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Power management interfaces
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Protocols
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Clock generation and Vdd supply
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Application-supported and application-transparent power management
Representative System Model, used to explain the SPM Architectural Framework in ...