Methods and apparatus providing advanced classification for power over Ethernet
First Claim
1. A method for classifying a powered device coupled to power sourcing equipment to receive inline power from the power sourcing equipment in a wired data telecommunications network having at least two pairs of conductors coupling the powered device and the power sourcing equipment, the method comprising:
- conducting a plurality of cycles on at least the two pairs of conductors of the powered device, each cycle having a detection phase and a classification phase, a classification voltage applied to the conductors during each classification phase, and measuring a current in the conductors while the classification voltage is applied; and
determining a final class responsive to the measured currents of each of the plurality of cycles, the final class utilized to determine an amount of inline power to deliver to the powered device.
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Abstract
A system conducts a plurality of cycles on the powered device. Each cycle has a detection phase and a classification phase. A classification voltage is applied to the conductors during each cycle. The system measures a current in the conductors while the classification voltage is applied. The system determines a final class responsive to a plurality of measured currents. The final class utilized to determine an amount of inline power to deliver to the powered device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for classifying a powered device coupled to power sourcing equipment to receive inline power from the power sourcing equipment in a wired data telecommunications network having at least two pairs of conductors coupling the powered device and the power sourcing equipment, the method comprising:
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conducting a plurality of cycles on at least the two pairs of conductors of the powered device, each cycle having a detection phase and a classification phase, a classification voltage applied to the conductors during each classification phase, and measuring a current in the conductors while the classification voltage is applied; and determining a final class responsive to the measured currents of each of the plurality of cycles, the final class utilized to determine an amount of inline power to deliver to the powered device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Power sourcing equipment adapted to classify a coupled powered device so that the powered device can receive inline power from the power sourcing equipment in a wired data telecommunications network having at least two pairs of conductors coupling the powered device and the power sourcing equipment, the power sourcing equipment comprising:
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circuitry for conducting a plurality of cycles on at least the two pairs of conductors for at least one classification procedure having a detection phase and a classification phase, the at least one classification procedure comprising a classification voltage applied to the conductors during each classification phase; and
measuring the current in the conductors while the classification voltage is applied; andcircuitry for providing an amount of inline power responsive to the measured currents of each of the plurality of cycles. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A powered device adapted to operate in conjunction with a coupled power sourcing equipment so that the powered device can receive inline power from the power sourcing equipment in a wired data telecommunications network having at least two pairs of conductors coupling the powered device and the power sourcing equipment, the powered device comprising:
circuitry responsive to a plurality of cycles on at least the two pairs of conductors, each cycle having a detection phase and a classification phase, the cycles produced by the power sourcing equipment, the circuitry presenting a series of currents over the conductors to the power sourcing equipment responsive to a classification voltage applied during the classification phase of each of the plurality of cycles, the currents collectively corresponding to predetermined inline power classes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer system comprising:
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a memory; a processor; a communications interface; an interconnection mechanism coupling the memory, the processor and the communications interface; wherein the memory is encoded with a powered device classifying application that when executed on the processor configures the processor to perform an operation for classifying a powered device, the operation including; conducting a plurality of cycles on at least two pairs of the conductors coupled to the powered device, each cycle having a detection phase and a classification phase, a classification voltage applied to the conductors during each classification phase, and measuring a current in the conductors while the classification voltage is applied; and determining a final class responsive to the measured currents for each of the plurality of cycles, the final class utilized to determine an amount of inline power to deliver to the powered device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium encoded with computer programming logic that when executed on a process in a computerized device provides powered device classification, the medium comprising:
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instructions for conducting a plurality of cycles on at least two pairs of conductors coupled to the powered device, each cycle having a detection phase and a classification phase, a classification voltage applied to the conductors during each classification phase, and measuring a current in the conductors while the classification voltage is applied; and instructions for determining a final class responsive to the measured currents for each of the plurality of cycles, the final class utilized to determine an amount of inline power to deliver to the powered device.
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