Patent ID: 7923863

Claim:
A system for line powering used for providing power for at least one remote device, the system for line powering comprising: office-end Power Supply Units (PSUs), configured to supply power in a centralized manner to the at least one remote device via a group of subscriber lines, wherein each of the office-end PSUs is capable of being set as a standby PSU for other office-end PSUs when any one of the other office-end PSUs becomes faulty; a power switching unit, connected to the office-end PSUs and the at least one remote device, the power switching unit comprising: a monitoring unit; a control circuit; switches, each of which corresponding to one of the office-end PSUs; coupling units; and signal control switches, each of which corresponding to one of the coupling units, wherein the monitoring unit is configured to monitor a power supply status of the office-end PSUs, send messages indicating exceptional power supply to the control circuit, and trigger the control circuit when any one of the office-end PSUs becomes faulty, wherein the control circuit is configured to turn off the switch corresponding to the faulty office-end PSU, and turn on the switch corresponding to the standby PSU, so that the standby PSU is connected with the group of subscriber lines corresponding to the faulty office-end PSU, wherein one of the coupling units is configured to couple a signal to the power, and transmit the signal and the power to the at least one remote device via the group of subscriber lines when the signal control switch corresponding to the one of the coupling units is turned on.