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>>>>> "Jim" == Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jim> Seems that power-over-ethernet is going to really take off
Jim> now. The thing that still troubles me is that the per-port cost
Jim> of PoE is a lot more than a power bar and a transformer. Sure,
Agreed.
There are 12-port units that add PoE to a data cable, but they are
also very expensive. It seems to me that the simplest solution would
actually be a patch cable with the relevant power pins seperated.
You'd then use this as the patch between punch-down and switch.
Jim> I realize there's more to it than that (ability to provide UPS
Jim> to endpoints as an example), and I also realize that the price
But, that's an extra-super-premium!
Jim> switch that delivers 4 ports of 802.3af). Is it better to keep
Jim> existing switches and add midspan PoE injectors, or bite the
Jim> bullet and replace? Are the rumours true that 802.3af is not
Jim> compatible with cat3 wiring? Since so many buildings have cat 3
Jim> for their existing voice cabling, and IP phones run great on
Jim> it, going PoE could add significant cable expenses if 802.3af
Jim> cannot run over cat3.
I have not heard such a thing, but I don't know.
Jim> Thoughts, opinions, experiences?
I've been considering what to do exactly, having need for at most 3
ports of it at present. I've decided to wait.
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