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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Frederick R. Schindler0
Date of Patent
May 13, 2008
0Patent Application Number
109980770
Date Filed
November 24, 2004
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Patent abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for supplying power over Ethernet includes determining whether a first port of power sourcing equipment is supplying current to a power over Ethernet device in a predetermined current range. The method also includes logically connecting a second port of the power sourcing equipment to the power over Ethernet device in response to determining that a first port of the power sourcing equipment is supplying current to the power over Ethernet device. The method also includes supplying power from the second port to the power over Ethernet device.
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