PoE powered device with link layer startup processor
US10630494B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inventive Power over Ethernet (PoE) Powered Device (60) includes an auxiliary processor (62) which negotiates a power level with a PoE Power Sourcing Equipment using a first link layer (650), means for holding the PoE Powered Device in a low power state, and a second link layer (50) which allows the main processor to communicate over the Ethernet.
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