PoE could contribute to increased industrial Ethernet use

"PoE is trickling down into industrial applications, it really is plug and play," Austin told the news source. "We've seen companies go from using it first for wireless access points. Now entire phone systems are based on PoE and many RFID readers use PoE."

Taking advantage of terminal servers
Making the most of PoE depends on attaching Ethernet to specialized industrial solutions that generally use serial connections. As a result, terminal servers play a major role in enabling manufacturers to get the most out of the network options that have become available to them.

Perle's serial to Ethernet converters connect serial based equipment across an Ethernet network. The Perle IOLAN range of Console Servers, Device Servers and Terminal Servers feature built-in support for IPv6 along with a broad range of authentication methods and encryption technologies.