Patent ID: 9043618
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for providing power over a network, comprising: receiving, at a source device, information related to a device drawing power via a network cable, the information including an additional power request for an additional amount of power for the device; accessing, by the source device, at least one of a server and a database to retrieve a parameter associated with the device based on the information; comparing, at the source device, a current amount of the power drawn by the device and the additional amount of the power requested by the device, to a power limit of the device based on the retrieved parameter; and sending, at the source device, a power message to the device based on the comparison, the power message to relate to an amount of the power the device is to draw and to include a rejection of the request for the additional amount of power if the comparing determines the requested power with the current drawn power to be greater than the power limit.