Have you considered the power and cooling components of your data center Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) project? Lack of a power and cooling plan to support the PoE implementation can result in unanticipated downtime. This paper illustrates which factors to consider when safeguarding a PoE investment.
PoE deployment increases the amount of heat generated in the wiring closet. In order to achieve high availability, it is essential to remove heat from the room and to maintain the equipment at a steady operating temperature. This paper examines the five key areas that must be considered when evaluating wiring closet power and cooling requirements:
AC feed requirements into the wiring closet
System availability requirements
System runtime
Power in the network cable
Effect of power on data in the network cable
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