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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2012
Craig Zimmerman, Austin, TX (US);
Chris Bullock, Round Rock, TX (US);
Craig Zimmerman, Austin, TX (US);
Chris Bullock, Round Rock, TX (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Adding a separate communication link between an intelligent midspan Power Source Equipment (PSE) device and a network device (or between the midspan PSE device and a powered device (PD)) enables data communication from the network device to the intelligent midspan PSE device. The communication link provides a communication channel that the intelligent midspan PSE device may use to perform additional functions such as reallocating power, budgeting power, enabling or disabling Power over Ethernet (PoE) for a particular PD, prioritizing PoE management, and the like.