Power consumption control method of a communication system and related communication system

1. A power consumption control method applied to a communication system, the communication system comprising a first network device and a second network device, the power consumption control method comprising:

checking a receiving capability of the first network device to generate a first checking result;

selectively notifying the second network device to adjust a transmitting capability of the second network device according to the first checking result, wherein selectively notifying the second network device comprises:

in response to the receiving capability of the first network device being greater than a first threshold, transmitting a first notice signal to notify the second network device, wherein when the first notice signal is received, the transmitting capability of the second network device is lowered; and

in response to the receiving capability of the first network device being less than the first threshold, maintaining a current transmitting capability of the second network device;

checking an adjustable range of the receiving capability of the first network device, and transmitting the adjustable range to the second network device; and

receiving an adjustable range of the receiving capability of the second network device.

2. The power consumption control method of 1 , further comprising:

after the transmitting capability of the second network device is lowered, checking a receiving capability of the second network device to generate a second checking result; and

when the second checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the second network device is greater than a second threshold, transmitting a second notice signal to notify the first network device to be able to continue to lower the transmitting capability of the second network device.

3. The power consumption control method of claim 2 , further comprising:

when the second checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the second network device is not greater than the second threshold, transmitting a third notice signal to notify the first network device not allowed to continue to lower the transmitting capability of the second network device; and

raising the transmitting capability of the second network device.

4. The power consumption control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

after the transmitting capability of the second network device is lowered, checking the receiving capability of the first network device to generate a third checking result;

when the third checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the first network device is not greater than the first threshold, transmitting a fourth notice signal to notify the second network device; and

when the fourth notice signal is received, raising the transmitting capability of the second network device.

5. The power consumption control method of claim 1 , being executed under a training mode of the communication system.

6. The power consumption control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

when the adjustable range is received by the second network device, lowering a transmitting power of the second network device according to the adjustable range.

7. The power consumption control method of claim 1 , further comprising:

lowering a voltage level of an idle sequence to a predetermined voltage level; and

using the predetermined voltage level to transmit the idle sequence.

8. The power consumption control method of claim 1 , wherein the step of selectively notifying the second network device to adjust the transmitting capability of the second network device according to the first checking result comprises:

when the first checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the first network device is not greater than a third threshold, transmitting a fifth notice signal to notify the second network device; and

when the fifth notice signal is received, raising the transmitting capability of the second network device.

9. The power consumption control method of claim 8 , being executed under a data mode of the communication system.

10. The power consumption control method of claim 1 , wherein the step of checking the receiving capability of the first network device is performed by checking the receiving capability of the first network device according to a signal to noise ratio (SNR), a maximum error, or a Viterbi error of a network signal received by the first network device.

11. A communication system capable of controlling power consumption, comprising:

a first network device, comprising:

a first receiver;

a first transmitter;

a first checking module, for checking a receiving capability of the first receiver of the first network device to generate a first checking result; and

a first signal transmitting module, for selectively generating a notice signal according to the first checking result;

a first idle sequence voltage level adjusting module for lowering a voltage level of an idle sequence during idle mode to a predetermined voltage level such that a voltage range of the idle sequence is less than a voltage range for transmitting data under a normal mode; and

a second network device, comprising:

a second receiver;

a second transmitter; and

a second transmitting capability adjusting module, for adjusting a transmitting capability of the second transmitter of the second network device according to the notice signal,

wherein the first signal transmitting module is further configured for transmitting a first notice signal to notify the second network device when the first checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the first receiver of the first network device is greater than a first threshold, and

wherein the second transmitting capability adjusting module is further configured for lowering the transmitting capability of the second transmitter of the second network device when the first notice signal is received.

12. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the second network device further comprises:

a second checking module, for checking a receiving capability of the second receiver to generate a second checking result after the transmitting capability of the second transmitter is lowered by the second transmitting capability adjusting module; and

a second signal transmitting module, for transmitting a second notice signal to notify the first network device to be able to continue to lower the transmitting capability of the second network device when the second checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the second receiver of the second network device is greater than a second threshold.

13. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein the second signal transmitting module is further used for:

transmitting a third notice signal to notify the first network device not allowed to continue to lower the transmitting capability of the second transmitter of the second network device when the second checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the second receiver of the second network device is not greater than the second threshold; and

the second transmitting capability adjusting module is further used for:

raising the transmitting capability of the second transmitter of the second network device when the second checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the second receiver of the second network device is not greater than the second threshold.

14. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the first checking module is further used for:

checking the receiving capability of the first receiver of the first network device to generate a third checking result after the transmitting capability of the second transmitter of the second network device is lowered;

the first signal transmitting module is further used for:

transmitting a fourth notice signal to notify the second network device when the third checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the first receiver of the first network device is not greater than the first threshold; and

the second transmitting capability adjusting module is further used for:

raising the transmitting capability of the second transmitter of the second network device when the fourth notice signal is received.

15. The communication system of claim 11 , being executed under a training mode.

16. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the first checking module is further used for:

checking an adjustable range of the receiving capability of the first receiver of the first network device;

the first signal transmitting module is further used for:

transmitting the adjustable range to the second network device; and

the second network device further comprises:

a second transmitting power adjusting module, for lowering a transmitting power of the second transmitter of the second network device according to the adjustable range when the adjustable range is received.

17. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the first network device further comprises

a first idle sequence transmitting module, for using the predetermined voltage to transmit the idle sequence; and

the second network device further comprises:

a second idle sequence voltage level adjusting module, for lowering the voltage level of the idle sequence to the predetermined voltage level; and

a second idle sequence transmitting module, for using the predetermined voltage level to transmit the idle sequence.

18. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the first signal transmitting module is further used for:

transmitting a fifth notice signal to notify the second network device when the first checking result indicates that the receiving capability of the first receiver is not greater than a third threshold; and

the second transmitting capability adjusting module is further used for:

raising the transmitting capability of the second transmitter when the fifth notice signal is received.