ALSO CALLED: PoE DEFINITION: Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology for wired EthernetLANs (local area networks) that allows the electrical current, necessary for the operation of each device, to be carried by the data cables rather than by power cords. This minimizes the number of wires
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POWER OVER ETHERNET DEFINITION (continued): … that must be strung in order to install the network. The result is lower cost, less downtime, easier maintenance, and greater installation flexibility than with traditional wiring.
For PoE to work, the electrical current must go into the data cable at the power-supply end, and come out at the device end, in such a way that the current is kept separate from the data signal so that neither interferes with the other. The current enters the cable by means of a component called an injector. … Power over Ethernet definition sponsored by SearchNetworking.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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