demand for IT networks and the flexibility for network managers to set differ-
ent power consumption for various IT devices. POE management software
is typically a module in a larger suite of network management tools with
capabilities to scale from one network to an enterprise. Since the devices that
are monitored and managed are already on an IT network, the monitoring
of the devices is done with SNMP tools to evaluate any device defined by a
Management Information Base (MIB).
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