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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 30, 2011
Peter Luerkens, Aachen, DE;
Harald Josef Günther Radermacher, Aachen, DE;
Maurice Herman Johan Draaijer, Ittervoort, NL;
Peter Luerkens, Aachen, DE;
Harald Josef Günther Radermacher, Aachen, DE;
Maurice Herman Johan Draaijer, Ittervoort, NL;
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) device () for use in a PoE system is described. The PoE device () comprising a first PoE port () for connecting the device to an upstream PoE device or a central control unit, a second PoE port () for connecting the device to a downstream device or PoE device and a control unit () for controlling data () and/or power communication () between the first () and second () PoE port. The control unit () further comprises a first power input terminal () connected to the first PoE port () to receive electrical power () for powering the control unit ().