US 11,782,491 B2
Delivery of AC power with higher power PoE (power over ethernet) systems
Joel Richard Goergen, Soulsbyville, CA (US); Chad M. Jones, Doylestown, OH (US); and Dylan T. Walker, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/705,797.
Application 17/705,797 is a continuation of application No. 16/913,632, filed on Jun. 26, 2020, granted, now 11,327,541.
Application 16/913,632 is a continuation of application No. 16/040,745, filed on Jul. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,732,688, issued on Aug. 4, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/641,203, filed on Mar. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0214735 A1, Jul. 7, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 12/10 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/266 (2013.01) [H04L 12/10 (2013.01); H04L 12/40032 (2013.01); H04L 12/40045 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
grouping a plurality of ports into one or more groups of ports at power sourcing equipment that receives power such that each group of ports of the one or more groups of ports provides the power to a respective power interface module of a plurality of power interface modules, wherein grouping the plurality of ports is based on a variable power requirement of one or more devices and available power; and
transmitting the power from a respective group of ports to the respective power interface module operable to combine the power and provide an alternating current (AC) outlet configured to provide AC power to the one or more devices.