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VIRTUALISATION More power over ethernet: a boost for video services - UPDATE
VIRTUALISATION More power over ethernet: a boost for video services - UPDATE | More power over ethernet: a boost for video services - UPDATE |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Wednesday, 26 March 2008 | |
  
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It is widely used to power IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, network cameras and other appliances where it would be impractical or costly to supply mains power. According to The Ethernet Alliance, this initial standard "helped consolidate voice and data services using a converged network infrastructure, giving customers enormous savings and greater capabilities from their networks," and the new standard, dubbed, PoE Plus, "promises to add video services in the same converged networks such as those requiring high-end, pan-tilt-zoom video cameras." Alliance president, Val Oliva, said: "PoE Plus brings value to ethernet by enabling key video services such as perimeter security, video conferencing and video-based IP phones for video collaborations. The standard is being developed by the IEEE P802.3at task force. According to the Ethernet Alliance, the task force expects to complete standard ratification by 2009. It has submitted its draft - IEEE P802.3at/Draft 3.0 - to the IEEE 802.3 working group ballot for technical review. The Ethernet Alliance has supported the IEEE P802.3at task force through its PoE/PoE Plus subcommittee whose members promote the benefits and value of PoE and PoE Plus through activities that include: interoperability demonstrations; plugfests; technology demonstrations; webinars and white papers. The PoE/PoE Plus subcommittee plans to hold a plugfest and webinar on PoE Plus in 2008. |
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