PoE Market Classification And Application Analysis

POE (Power Over Ethernet) refers to the technology that can provide DC power supply for some IP-based terminals (such as IP telephone, wireless LAN access point AP, network camera, etc.) while transmitting data signals without any changes to the existing Ethernet Cat.5 cabling infrastructure. POE technology can ensure the security of the existing structured cabling while ensuring the normal operation of the existing network, and minimize costs. POE is also known as the power supply system based on LAN (PoL, Power over LAN) or Active Ethernet, sometimes referred to as Ethernet power supply. This is the latest standard specification for transmitting data and power simultaneously using existing standard Ethernet transmission cables, and maintains compatibility with existing Ethernet systems and users.

Because PoE technology has the characteristics of easy maintenance, easy installation, short recovery period and low cost, the market share of PoE has been growing significantly in recent years. The prosperity of PoE market also promotes the wide application of Ethernet interface power supply technology in various fields.

According to the Ethernet interface power supply market research data and its market forecast and analysis for 2016-2022, the annual composite growth rate (CAGR) of the world PoE market is estimated to increase by 13% by the end of 2022, accounting for about 1 billion US dollars of the total market share. From the perspective of different levels of regional participation in the world, North America is dominant at this stage, followed by Europe and Asia.

PoE market types can be further divided into different types according to different specifications and characteristics:

Application types: From the perspective of PoE application types, the four major industries at this stage are equipment connection, key management and security, lighting automatic control system, and information content on-board multimedia.

Equipment type: PoE equipment type can be divided into PoE power supply end equipment (PSE) and PoE power receiving end equipment (PD). Generally speaking, the power supply end equipment (such as poe switch) is mainly used to connect the power receiving end equipment (such as VoIP phone). In addition, the power supply end equipment is provided with stable power and is applicable to customers.

Commodity type: With the continuous improvement and perfection of PoE technology, the application of equipment based on PoE technology is also varied. Among them, the most popular PoE products include network switches, power supplies, IP surveillance cameras, VoIP phones, and wireless network APs. According to the market forecast analysis, the POE switch and PoE lamp will become the two key drivers of the PoE market in the next decade.

Power supply power: according to different Ethernet interface power supply specifications (IEEE802.3af/IEEE802.3at/IEEE802.3bt), the power supply terminal equipment on the market at this stage mainly has four types of power supply: 15.4W, 30W, 60W, 100W.

Type of terminal equipment: In terms of PoE terminal equipment market, there are three key market types: industrial production, commercial services and housing. Among them, the industrial production market is expected to obtain 40% of the market share by 2025, occupying the dominant position in the PoE market. The key to this development trend is the substantial improvement of PoE application requirements in the fields of electric energy, gas, telecommunications network, vehicles and transportation.

PoE in industrial parks is used in the manufacturing industry, and the popularization of industrial control automation has become an inevitable industry trend. Under the promotion of this development trend, the application of PoE switches in the manufacturing industry has also promoted the pace of future development. It is believed that entrepreneurs maintain good competitiveness in the field. The application of PoE switch equipment in the manufacturing industry can greatly reduce the operating and management costs for processing and manufacturing owners.

In recent years, the use of PoE in residential areas has entered a new stage in the use of PoE technology at the household level with the occurrence of PoE intelligent home. PoE full smart home refers to a centralized management method by connecting various household terminal devices according to PoE technology.

PoE in the commercial district applies PoE technology in the commercial service level, and the key lies in the office and its retail and medical service industries. In recent years, one of the most popular applications in PoE business is PoE fully intelligent office building. Its basic principle is similar to the PoE fully intelligent home mentioned above. After the release of IEEE802.3bt, a new PoE specification, more and more high power terminal devices have been gradually applied to the business industry. For example, in the Internet where PoE is used, the larger power of each port number of a PoE network switch is 100W. In this way, these terminal devices, such as vertical touch all-in-one display, retail system software, LCD TV and computer display, which are common in office buildings, can be connected to each other to build a PoE intelligent control system.

Summary: With the wide application of Ethernet, RJ-45 network interface are widely used in the world, so all kinds of PoE devices are compatible. PoE can operate without changing the cable structure of the Ethernet line, so the PoE system (especially the POE switch) not only saves costs and is easy to install, but also has the ability of remote power-on and power-off, which well solves the power problem required, and will play a very important role in the development of various fields in the future.