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Power over Ethernet...	by OnDemand	2004-12-21 12:25:39
It not only is possible, there is a standard	by Peace_man	2006-11-19 12:55:59
Odd.	by themadkansan	2004-12-21 12:41:50
Back then, they might have tried to make sure	by Peace_man	2004-12-21 12:43:55
Well...	by themadkansan	2004-12-21 12:48:43
Yeah, a couple of considerations here.	by Peace_man	2004-12-21 13:22:41
PoE that uses the signal wires will inevitably cost more, since filtering capacitors have to be included. Also, there may be a AC component to the injected power that is undesirable - so the DC supply has to be much cleaner (=more expensive). Back when VG was designed most cable plants consisted of mostly Cat3 wiring. 100BaseTX could only be guaranteed on Cat5, while VG was guaranteed to work on Cat3 - they wanted something that didn't necessitate a wholesale upgrade of the cable plant. There was some built-in QoS in the VG standard, too. VG was NICE. It died the same death, and for the same reasons, as Beta. Back when the Beta vs. VHS battle was fought.
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