Device communication with power distribution units
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A power distribution apparatus comprising:
- a power distribution circuit that is configured to distribute electrical power to one or more network devices;
a microcontroller;
data transceiving logic that is configured to establish Ethernet connectivity with the one or more network devices and the power distribution apparatus;
receive a first data stream from a first network device of the one or more network devices;
generate a combined signal by combining the first data stream with a power signal into the combined signal;
one or more ports that are configured to transmit the combined signal to the one or more network devices.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In an embodiment, a data processing system comprises: a power distribution circuit that is configured to distribute electrical power to one or more network devices; a microcontroller; data transceiving logic that is configured to establish connectivity with the one or more network devices and the power distribution apparatus; receive a first data stream from a first network device; generate a combined signal by combining the first data stream with a power signal into the combined signal; one or more ports that are configured to transmit the combined signal to the one or more network devices.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A power distribution apparatus comprising:
-
a power distribution circuit that is configured to distribute electrical power to one or more network devices; a microcontroller; data transceiving logic that is configured to establish Ethernet connectivity with the one or more network devices and the power distribution apparatus;
receive a first data stream from a first network device of the one or more network devices;
generate a combined signal by combining the first data stream with a power signal into the combined signal;one or more ports that are configured to transmit the combined signal to the one or more network devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A data processing system comprising:
-
a power distribution unit comprising a power distribution circuit that is configured to distribute electrical power to one or more network devices; a microcontroller; data transceiving logic that is configured to establish Ethernet connectivity with the one or more network devices and the power distribution unit, to receive a first data stream from a first network device of the one or more network devices, and to generate a combined signal by combining the first data stream with a power signal into the combined signal; one or more ports that are configured to transmit the combined signal to the one or more network devices; in a second network device, signal processing logic that is configured to extract a request from the first data stream upon receiving the first data stream and to generate one or more responses to the request, and to use the power signal to provide electrical power to components of the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method comprising:
-
distributing electrical power from a power distribution apparatus to one or more network devices; establishing Ethernet connectivity with the one or more network devices and the power distribution apparatus; receiving, by the power distribution apparatus, a first data stream from a first network device of the one or more network devices; generating, by the power distribution apparatus, a combined signal by combining the first data stream with a power signal into the combined signal; transmitting, from the power distribution apparatus, the combined signal to the one or more network devices, wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification