Tim Higgins
The IEEE 802.3 working group created the "PoE Plus" study group in November 2004 to evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of providing increased power to devices over Ethernet, and approved the creation of the IEEE P802.3at task force in July 2005. The task force has been working with key vendors and customers to deliver a solution for providing up to 24W of power using Category 5 cables.
The PoE/PoE Plus subcommittee plans to hold a plugfest and webinar on PoE Plus in 2008.
NETGEAR today added stackable 24 and 48 port Gigabit Smart switches with PoE support to its ProSafe line.
gogo6 has announced a plug-and-play adapter that converts any IPv4 home network to IPv6.
ZyXEL today announced what it claims is the first all-in-one ADSL2+ gateway with built-in HomePlug AV.
The P-660HWP series features a built-in HomePlug AV (HPAV) adapter, providing up to 200 Mbps raw LAN data rate for triple-play services. It supports ADSL2+ speeds up to 24 Mbps as well as Reach-Extended ADSL (RE ADSL) for higher speed at longer distances.
