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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joel Richard Goergen, Soulsbyville, CA (US);
Chad M. Jones, Doylestown, OH (US);
Paolo Sironi, Gallarate, IT;
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2020.01); G01R 31/58 (2020.01); G01R 31/52 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/10 (2013.01); G01R 31/083 (2013.01); G01R 31/58 (2020.01); H04L 12/40039 (2013.01); H04L 12/40045 (2013.01); G01R 31/52 (2020.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes transmitting power in a power and data distribution system comprising at least two pairs of wires, negotiating a power level between Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) and a Powered Device (PD) in the power and data distribution system, transmitting the power at a power level greater than 100 watts, periodically checking each of the wires for a fault, and checking for an electrical imbalance at the wires.