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Interchangeable power over Ethernet module

US7117272B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2005
Grant dateOct 3, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/266
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An interchangeable power over Ethernet module having a plurality of configurations, and a single unified pin out, the power over Ethernet module comprising: at least one circuitry managing the supply of power over Ethernet to at least one port; a first set of connections associated with a first one of the plurality of configurations, the first one of the plurality of configuration comprising supervisory control circuitry, the first set of connections being operably connected to the supervisory control circuitry; the first set of connections being connected together in a second one of the plurality of configurations.

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