摘要 |
A system and method for using a physical layer device's discovery of cable shielding for PoE current capacity setting and temperature de-rating. Headroom in a particular cable installation is increased when it is determined that the physical layer device is coupled to a shielded cable, which more effectively removes heat from a bundled cable. By the determination of the type of cabling, the current capable of being carried over the cable can be increased and/or the temperature de-rating decreased due to the removal of limitations of worst-case cable assumptions.
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