Enterasys SecureStack C2 C2G124-48P - Redundant Power Supply Capability; Poe (Power over Ethernet) Support; Powered Device Classifications

PoE (Power over Ethernet) Support
SecureStack C2 Installation Guide 1-5
Redundant Power Supply Capability
Theswitchhaspowersupplyredundancycapabilitywhenconnectedtoanoptional
externalredundantpowersupply(RPS).Iftheinternalpowersupplyfails,theRPS
assumestheentireloadoftheswitchwithoutinterruptingnetworktraffic.Theinternal
powersupplyandRPSeachhavetheirownACpowerconnection,whichenables
the
connectionofeachpowersupplytoadifferentACpowercircuitforadditionalACpower
sourceredundancy.
PoE (Power over Ethernet) Support
Theswitchis802.3afcompliant,whichmeansitcanprovidepoweroverEthernetcable
connectionsfromits48,RJ45frontpanelconnectorstoPDsinthenetwork.
PoweroverEthernet(PoE)referstotheabilitytoprovide48Vdcpowertoapowered
deviceusingthesameEthernetcablingthatprovides
data.ModernEthernet
implementationsemploydifferentialsignalsovertwistedpaircables.Thisrequiresa
minimumoftwotwistedpairsforasinglephysicallink.Bothendsofthecableare
isolatedwithtransformersblockinganyDCorcommonmodevoltageonthesignalpair.
PoEexploitsthisfactbyusingtwo
twistedpairsasthetwoconductorstosupplyadirect
current.Onepaircarriesthepowersupplycurrentandtheotherpairprovidesapathfor
thereturncurrent.WhileseveralproprietarylegacyimplementationsofPoEhavebeen
deployedbyLANequipmentvendors,in2003theIEEEpublishedtheIEEE
802.3af‐2003
specification,whichispartofthe802.3suiteofstandards.
TheswitchisfullycompliantwiththeIEEE802.3afstandard.Itsupports thestandard
resistorbaseddetectionmethod,aswellasACdisconnectcapability. Theswitchisalso
capableofsupplying 7.5Wattsofpowertoallportssimultaneously.
Each
PD(PoweredDevice)hasaPDC(PoweredDeviceClassification)thatistransmitted
totheswitchforpowermanagementpurposes.Table 1‐1onpage 1‐5liststhe
classificationsandtheassociatedpowerranges.
Table 1-1 Powered Device Classifications
Class Usage
PD Maximum Power Range
Usage
0 Default 0.44 to 12.95 Watts
1 Optional 0.44 to 3.84 Watts
2 Optional 3.84 to 6.49 Watts
3 Optional 6.49 to 12.95 Watts
4 Not Allowed Reserved for Future Use