公开(公告)号：US11165252B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US15851417

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Eric Ryan Chappell ,  Morne Erasmus ,  David Thomas

IPC: H02J3/02 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H04L12/10 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H01R107/00

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for operating a PoE and PoDL hub is provided. The method comprises: ascertaining if an Ethernet connection has been formed with an operating device with the PoE and PoDL hub; if no Ethernet connection has been formed, then sensing whether the operating device is an Ethernet powered device; if the operating device is an Ethernet powered device, then providing power to the operating device; if the operating device is determined not to be an Ethernet powered device, then sensing whether the operating device is a PoDL device; and if the operating device is a PoDL device, then providing power to the operating device.

公开(公告)号：US20180191158A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15851417

申请日：2017-12-21

Applicant: CommScope Technologies LLC

Inventor： Eric Ryan Chappell ,  Morne Erasmus ,  David Thomas

IPC: H02J3/02 ,  H01R24/64 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H04L12/10

CPC classification number: H02J3/02 ,  G06F1/266 ,  H01R24/64 ,  H01R2107/00 ,  H02J2007/006 ,  H04L12/10 ,  H04L12/40045

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for operating a PoE and PoDL hub is provided. The method comprises: ascertaining if an Ethernet connection has been formed with an operating device with the PoE and PoDL hub; if no Ethernet connection has been formed, then sensing whether the operating device is an Ethernet powered device; if the operating device is an Ethernet powered device, then providing power to the operating device; if the operating device is determined not to be an Ethernet powered device, then sensing whether the operating device is a PoDL device; and if the operating device is a PoDL device, then providing power to the operating device.