Patent 7761719 was granted and assigned to Akros Silicon on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
In a network device, a connector module comprises a network connector coupled to the connector module in a configuration that transfers power and communication signals and an application connector that comprises serial media independent interface (SMII) pins and power pins. A Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) circuit is coupled between the network connector and the application connector.