Poweroverethernet.com Information

PowerOverEthernet.com is a very popular website, receiving over 500,000 page views per year. Established by Don Findlay in 2005 at a time when PoE was about to explode, the site became highly regarded throughout the world and was maintained by Don until 2009 when ill health forced him to retire. The site remained fairly static until early 2012, when Tony Wright took over as the new Editor, and we're also pleased to report that Don continues to enjoy his retirement. PoE has changed a lot in the last few years; the IEEE802.3at specification was ratified in 2009 thus increasing 'official' power ratings for PoE to 30W, and a number of proprietary standards have come to market, extending power capabilities to 60W, 100W and beyond, with the practical limit being reached at around 200W. With so many 'standards' we needed to look at a different way of organising and classifying our content. The result of this is: All content from 2005 up to the end of 2011 is now accessible via the 'Archive' link in the main menu. It contains a wealth of early PoE articles and technical information. From the beginning of 2012 and as far as possible, products are now broadly classified into power bands, these being: Up to 35W, Up to 65W, and More than 65W. A newsletter (typically monthly) is sent out regularly to all our subscribers to keep them up to date with news of our recent additions.