摘要 |
<p>This invention discloses a local area network including a hub (10), a plurality of nodes (12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22), communication cabling (11) connecting the plurality of nodes to the hub for providing data communication, and a power supply distributor (30) operative to provide at least some operating power to at least some of the pluarity of nodes via the communication cabling.</p> |