Powered device classification in a wired data telecommunications network
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying a powered device (PD) receiving inline power from and coupled to power sourcing equipment (PSE) in a wired data telecommunications network;
sending a request for priority from the PD to the PSE by interrupting, at the PD, a flow of inline power between the PSE and the PD in response to a security alert input;
initiating an inline power discovery cycle in response to the interrupting; and
presenting at the PD, in response to the security alert input, an identification network corresponding to the request for priority.
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Abstract
In a wired data telecommunication network power sourcing equipment (PSE) coupled to a powered device (PD) carries out an inline power discovery process to verify that the PD is adapted to receive inline power, then a plurality of classification cycles are carried out to convey a series of inline power classes back to the PSE. The series of inline power classes may all be the same, in which case the PD is legacy equipment and is adapted to receive the power level corresponding to that class. If they are not all the same, information is thus conveyed to the PSE which may, for example, correspond to a specific power level to be applied or to other information.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a powered device (PD) receiving inline power from and coupled to power sourcing equipment (PSE) in a wired data telecommunications network; sending a request for priority from the PD to the PSE by interrupting, at the PD, a flow of inline power between the PSE and the PD in response to a security alert input; initiating an inline power discovery cycle in response to the interrupting; and presenting at the PD, in response to the security alert input, an identification network corresponding to the request for priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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identifying a powered device (PD) receiving inline power from and coupled to power sourcing equipment (PSE) in a wired data telecommunications network; sending a priority message from the PD to the PSE by interrupting, at the PD, a flow of inline power between the PSE and the PD in response to a request for priority input; initiating an inline power discovery cycle in response to the interrupting; discovering that the PD is adapted to receive inline power from the PSE; conducting a plurality of inline power classification cycles, each inline power classification cycle of the plurality of inline power classification cycles comprising; applying a classification voltage to conductors that couple the PD and the PSE, measuring current in the conductors while the classification voltage is applied, to yield measured current, and determining a class corresponding to the measured current, wherein the class is included in a plurality of determined classes; and combining the plurality of determined classes into a classification code for the PD. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A wired data telecommunications network comprising:
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a processor; power source equipment (PSE); a powered device (PD), receiving inline power from and coupled to the PSE; and a memory device storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; sending a request for priority from the PD to the PSE by interrupting, at the PD, a flow of inline power between the PSE and the PD; initiating an inline power discovery cycle in response to the interrupting; and presenting at the PD an identification network corresponding to the request for priority. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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