Digital Ceiling PoE switch Increases Efficiency and Cost Savings for Connected Devices
By Brad (Biju) Oommen Originally published in infoTECH Spotlight September 13, 2019 Digital Ceiling PoE switch Increases Efficiency and Cost Savings for Connected Devices By Biju Oommen Fig. A. Microsemi ( News - Alert ) PDS-408G digital ceiling PoE switch In a smart building, smart city scenario and in the Internet of Things (IoT) realm, deploying digital ceiling Power over Ethernet (PoE) switches to deliver network connectivity and PoE to PDs (Powered devices) is beneficial. The deployment strategy of delivering power and data safely over the same Ethernet cable pairs equates to substantially increased efficiency, cost savings, and ease of installation. To achieve that, digital ceiling PoE switches support many features and technologies. Let’s briefly discuss some of them. PoE-BT (IEEE ( News - Alert ) 802.3-bt), the latest standard, supports delivery of up to 90W of power reliably and safely over four pairs of Cat-5e and above cabling systems. I