Re: response to Bob Leonowich's presentation, page 17, Sept 2000
Hi Rick,
Comments on comments on commen...
5.) Conveyance of current use from supply to upper levels (to facilitate network
power
management) requires crossing the isolation barrier and additional
monitoring
circuits in
the supply
response:
This is not tied to the discovery method.
rhl: However, there seems to be an additional cost associated with
providing
this function
in the diode scheme (as presented) since the increased cost of the power
module
with and without this function was not given.
rb: As you have framed the scheme (PHY based detection, PHY or logic managed),
yes you need these (at least some) control signals.
That does not have to do with the detection method however, the method can be
done in the power supply as well.
But are you suggesting putting the mgmt in your detector chip or the power
supply?
How do you communicate with your power supply and detector?
rhl:
Just to clarify, my comments were strictly limited to the implementations
as presented Sept. on page22
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/3/af/public/sep00/leonowich_1_0900.pdf
As compared to page 6
http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/3/af/public/sep00/brooks_3_0900.pdf
As I tried to estimate the cost of providing all 4 elements of DTE power
and the necessary communications to each:
Signature Detection
Control Mechanism
Over/Under current detection
Supply On/Off Switching
Bob
Bob