Patent ID: 8539264

Claim:
A connection unit for a connection of at least one of a terminal and an access point with a network, said network providing the at least one of the connected terminal and the connected access point with electrical energy and a connection to elements of the network, the connection unit comprising: a connection cable, the connection cable having a first connector connecting the connection cable to a power supply of the network that provide the electrical energy, the connection cable also having a second connector connecting the connection cable to the at least one of the terminal and the access point; the connection cable also having a switch element embedded therein between the first connector and the second connector, the switch element of the connection cable communicatively connected to a path of transmission provided by the connection cable for the electrical energy received from the power supply of the network such that the electrical energy is transmittable to the at least one of the terminal and the access point when the switch element of the connection cable is in a first position and transmission of the electrical energy is interrupted when the switch element is in a second position such that electrical energy is not transmitted to the at least one of the terminal and the access point when the switch element is in the second position; a central control system to monitor and control the connection unit; an Ethernet control system connected to the central control system to control an Ethernet protocol, wherein the switch element is connected to the central control system and is controlled by the central control system to interrupt the electrical energy supply pursuant to at least one control setting; two connection modules which are connected with the central control system via an Ethernet-Hub for adaptation at the first connector and the second connector, an energy control system for adaptation of voltages of electrical energy transmitted via the first connector and the switch element to needed voltages of the connection unit; and an energy storage mechanism, the electrical energy being stored in the energy storage mechanism when the switch element is in the second position.