Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Verification of cable application and reduced load cable removal in power over communications systems
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Application No.: US16876322Application Date: 2020-05-18
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Publication No.: US11327126B2Publication Date: 2022-05-10
- Inventor: Joel Richard Goergen , Chad M. Jones
- Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Main IPC: G08B21/00
- IPC: G08B21/00 ; G01R31/67 ; H04L12/10 ; H04L12/40

Abstract:
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a cable for transmitting power and data from power sourcing equipment to a powered device in a Power over Ethernet (PoE) system, and plugs at each end of the cable, at least one of the plugs comprising at least one resistor, wherein power capacity of the cable is identified at the power sourcing equipment receiving one of the plugs based on the at least one resistor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200278402A1 VERIFICATION OF CABLE APPLICATION AND REDUCED LOAD CABLE REMOVAL IN POWER OVER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2020-09-03
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