GS-5220-Series User Manual

User’s Manual of GS-5220 Ultra PoE & PoE+ Series
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4.16.2 System Configuration
In a power over Ethernet system, operating power is applied from a power source (PSU or power supply unit) over the LAN
infrastructure to powered devices (PDs), which are connected to ports. Under some conditions, the total output power required
by PDs can exceed the maximum available power provided by the PSU. The system may come with a PSU capable of
supplying less power than the total potential power consumption of all the PoE ports in the system. In order to maintain the
activity of the majority of ports, power management is implemented.
The PSU input power consumption is monitored by measuring voltage and current .The input power consumption is equal to the
system’s aggregated power consumption .The power management concept allows all ports to be active and activates additional
ports, as long as the aggregated power of the system is lower than the power level at which additional PDs cannot be
connected .When this value is exceeded, ports will be deactivated, according to user-defined priorities. The power budget is
managed according to the following user-definable parameters: maximum available power, ports priority, maximum allowable
power per port.
Reserved Power determined by
There are five modes for configuring how the ports/PDs may reserve power and when to shut down ports.
 Classification mode
In this mode, each port automatically determines how much power to reserve according to the class the connected PD
belongs to, and reserves the power accordingly. Four different port classes exist and one for 4, 7, 15.4 and 72 watts.
Class
Usage
Range of maximum power used by the PD
Class Description
0
Default
0.44 to 12.95 watts
Classification unimplemented
1 Optional 0.44 to 3.84 watts Very low power
2
Optional 3.84 to 6.49 watts Low power
3
Optional 6.49 to 12.95 watts (or to 15.4 watts) Mid power
4
Optional
12.95 to 60 watts (or to 72 watts)
High power
 Allocation mode
In this mode, the user allocates the amount of power that each port may reserve. The allocated/reserved power for each
port/PD is specified in the Maximum Power fields. The ports are shut down when total reserved powered exceeds the
amount of power that the power supply can deliver.
In this mode, the port power will not be turned on if the PD requests more available power.
 LLDP mode
In this mode, the ports of PoE power are managed and determined by LLDP Media Protocol.