A method and system for adjusting a duty cycle to save power in a computing system is described. The system includes a network interface card (NIC) that has an active mode and a sleep mode. The NIC is coupled to an adjusting element that adjusts a duty cycle of the active time to the sleep time based...http://www.google.com/patents/US20060140218?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20060140218 - Apparatus and method for adjusting a duty cycle to save power in a computing system