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Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 16, 2013
Applicant:

Microsemi Corp.—analog Mixed Signal Group, Ltd., Hod Hasaron, IL;

Inventor:

Eli Ohana, Kfar Sava, IL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G01R 21/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 21/00 (2013.01); H04L 12/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A powered device interface arranged as an interface between power received over a structured communication cabling and a powered device, the powered device interface constituted of: a class event counter; a logic circuit in communication with the class event counter; and a plurality of flag outputs each responsive to the logic circuit, each of the flag outputs associated with a predetermined powering level of a power sourcing equipment connected over the structured communication cabling, the logic circuit arranged to: output an active signal at the flag output associated with a detected powering level of the connected power sourcing equipment; and output an active signal at all other flag outputs associated with powering levels less than the detected powering level of the connected power sourcing equipment.


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