Power over Ethernet (POE) and POE+

This subcommittee is promoting the current capabilities of IEEE802.3at-2009, as well driving consensus with efforts to extend the power delivery and port-level resiliency capabilities of IEEE802.3at in the Ethernet community, which would extend the number of applications that could benefit from Power over Ethernet. The enhanced power levels are intended to broaden the range of applications to include Outdoor Network Cameras, Thin Clients, Point of Sales Devices, WiMAX Base Stations and eventually laptops. The subcomitted will align Power over Ethernet capabilities with EEE effort, and drive to efficient power policies meeting emerging regultation and standards

Frequently Asked Questions

POE Frequently Asked Questions

White Papers

Power Over Ethernet Plus - April 08

The standard for Power over Ethernet (PoE), IEEE Std. 802.3afTM-2003, helped increase the value of an Ethernet port by

connecting and powering devices such as IP Phones using a common network infrastructure. Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE Plus) or IEEE P802.3at promises to deliver more power to enable a new breed of Ethernet devices and continue to support IEEE 802.3af.

Press Releases

• Ethernet Alliance Hosts Webcast to Explore the Market and Emerging Applications for PoE Plus

Articles

• Power Over Ethernet Plus standard may be ready by 2009 (5/08)
• Power over Etherent Plus: The next step, Embedded Computing Design (10/08)
• The ABCs of PoE, Electrical Contractor (10/08)
• PoE 'Plus' draft heads to IEEE working group InfoWorld (3/25/08)

Webinars

• 'PoE Plus: Impact on the PoE' Marketing Webinar

Videos

• Daniel Feldman, Microsemi: Gives an update on the latest in PoE and PoE+ midspans
• Stephen Garrison, Force10 Networks: Provides an overview on PoE stackable Ethernet switches.
• Michael Zimmerman, Marvell: Describes a converged power delivery mechanism offering integrated PoE capabilities and power management tools.