WAGO Industrial Switches
Appendix 35
852-1417 Industrial Eco Switch
Manual
Version 1.2.1
7.2
PoE (Power over Ethernet) Performance Classes
PoE can be divided into different performance classes:
Table 19: PoE Performance Classes
Performance
class
Power at PSE output
Power at PD output
0
15.4 W
13.0 W
1
4.0 W
3.84 W
2
7.0 W
6.49 W
3
15.4 W
13.0 W
4
*
25.5 W
25.5 W
* PoE+ acc. IEEE 802.3at
The PSE (
P
ower
S
ourcing
E
quipment) applies a defined voltage to the PD
(Power Device) and measures the corresponding current (“Classification
Current”). The PD is assigned to a performance class based on the current.
Table 20: PD Assignment – Performance Class
Classification current PD
Performance class
0 … 5 mA
0
8 … 13 mA
1
16 … 21 mA
2
25 … 31 mA
3
35 … 45 mA
4
≥
51 mA
0
