Power over Ethernet Terms

The following PoE terms are introduced in this chapter:

  • IP Powered Device (PD) or power-consuming device: The Ethernet device that requires power. It is situated on the end of the cable opposite the power-sourcing equipment.
  • PoE+: Covered by IEEE 802.3at, provides up to 25.5 Watts of power.
  • PoH: Covered by IEEE 802.3at 2009 and sometimes called Power over HDBaseT, provides up to 95 Watts of power to power-consuming devices.
  • Power-sourcing device or Power-sourcing equipment (PSE): The source of the power, or the device that integrates the power onto the network. Power-sourcing devices and equipment have embedded PoE technology. The RUCKUS PoE device is a power-sourcing device.
Parent topic: Power over Ethernet Overview