POWER OVER ETHERNET SUPERVISION

摘要

A method in a power management module for supervision of a Power Sourcing Equipment, PSE, and a power management module adapted to supervise a PSE is provided. The PSE is adapted to provide power on an Ethernet cable. The power management module is connected to an Ethernet physical layer and a power source module within the PSE. The method comprises detecting a change in a power providing mode of the power source module. When the detected change indicates that the power source module has stopped to provide power, the method comprises switching off the Ethernet physical layer. When the detected change indicates that the power source module has started to provide power, the method comprises switching on the Ethernet physical layer.

主权项

1. A method in a power management module for supervision of a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) operative to provide power on an Ethernet cable, the power management module being connected to an Ethernet physical layer and a power source module within the PSE, the method comprising:
detecting a change in a power providing mode of the power source module; when the detected change indicates that the power source module has stopped to provide power, the method comprises switching off the Ethernet physical layer; and when the detected change indicates that the power source module has started to provide power, the method comprises switching on the Ethernet physical layer.