Power Over Ethernet (PoE) Standards

STANDARD Source Voltage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REMARKS
IEEE 802.3af
using data pairs
48 V DC, protected RX, DC+ RX, DC+ TX, DC- spare spare TX, DC- spare spare Industry Standard for embedded PoE
IEEE 802.3af
using spare pairs
48 V DC, protected RX RX TX DC+ DC+ TX DC- DC- Industry Standard for embedded PoE
Intel, Symbol, Orinoco Usually
12 or 24 V DC
RX RX TX DC+ DC+ TX DC- DC- Most Brands of PoE
Cisco
(OLD old standard)
48 V DC RX RX TX DC- DC- TX DC+ DC+ Older Cisco polarity is
REVERSED
Cisco
(NEW old standard)
48 V DC RX RX TX DC+ DC+ TX DC- DC- New Cisco is IEEE compliant