Tyco Electronics and PowerDsine have announced the delivery of an RJ-45 connector with built in Power over Ethernet technology.
Until now, PoE functionality - the ability to deliver power together with data and voice over a standard Ethernet cable - was typically provided as an ASIC, an integrated module or as a midspan device. This latest innovation enables the PoE functionality to be embedded within the RJ-45 connector reducing the cost, footprint and design-cycle time associated with integrating PoE into Ethernet switches.
"By combining Power over Ethernet and the RJ-45 connector, PowerDsine and Tyco Electronics are facilitating the deployment of Power over Ethernet enabled networks," says Dave Passmore, research director of The Burton Group, an enterprise IT market research firm. "This technology also benefits switch vendors who are designing increasingly complex switches with smaller footprints for rack mounts. Essentially, this technology will help to standardize Power over Ethernet functionality in next-generation switch designs."
Tyco's RJ-45 connector, enhanced by PowerDsine's advanced PoE technology is expected to reduce the number of components and assembly cost for manufacturers who are designing next-generation Ethernet switches with IEEE 802.3af-compliant PoE functionality. Furthermore, an integrated PoE RJ-45 connector will be critical for vendors who are designing complex Gigabit Ethernet switches that have very little room on the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for additional electronic circuitry.
Tyco Electronics has currently begun to deliver samples of the 2x6 PoE RJ-45 product. Tyco and PowerDsine also plan to develop 2x4 and 2x8 PoE RJ-45 connectors.
PowerDsine is based in Israel. Tyco is based in Farmingdale, NY. For more information
www.powerdsine.com.
