Chapter 1: Overview

Cable Requirements

Table 2. IEEE Powered Device Classes

 

Maximum Power

 

Class

Output from a Switch

PD Power Range

 

Port

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

15.4W

0.44W to 12.95W

 

 

 

1

4.0W

0.44W to 3.84W

 

 

 

2

7.0W

3.84W to 6.49W

 

 

 

3

15.4W

6.49W to 12.95W

 

 

 

4

30.0W

12.95W to 25.5W

 

 

 

The cable requirements for ports operating at 10 or 100Mbps are given in Table 3.

Table 3. Twisted Pair Cable Requirements for the 10/100/1000Base-T Ports at 10 or 100Mbps

 

 

10Mbps

 

 

100Mbps

 

Cable Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-

PoE

PoE+

Non-

PoE

PoE+

 

 

PoE

PoE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

compliant Category 3 shielded

 

 

 

 

 

 

or unshielded cabling with 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

ohm impedance and a

 

 

 

 

 

 

frequency of 16 MHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

compliant Category 5 shielded

 

 

 

 

 

 

or unshielded cabling with 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

ohm impedance and a

 

 

 

 

 

 

frequency of 100 MHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

compliant Enhanced Category

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 (Cat 5e) shielded or

 

 

 

 

 

 

unshielded cabling with 100

 

 

 

 

 

 

ohm impedance and a

 

 

 

 

 

 

frequency of 100 MHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

compliant Category 6 or 6a

 

 

 

 

 

 

shielded cabling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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