Abstract
RESEARCH OVERVIEW:
- Pages: 124
- Exhibits: 47
- Profiled Companies: 20
- Primary Sources/Telephone Sample Size: 60
- Primary Sources/Web Survey Sample Size: 10,000
- Market Forecast Coverage: 2007-2012
- Regional Market Coverage: Global
DETAILED OVERVIEW:
VDC' s Power over Ethernet (PoE): Global Market Demand Analysis report is our third publication assessing the PoE market. The report was sponsored by a number of enabling technology suppliers, infrastructure vendors, and OEMs of Power over Ethernet infrastructure.
The report includes:
- PoE technology and market definition and segmentation;
- Estimates and forecasts of PoE penetration across a number of applications and equipment types;
- Identification of drivers and barriers to adoption of PoE enabling technologies;
- Analysis of suppliers of PoE enabling technologies and equipment supporting PoE capabilities; and
- A look into the future of PoE technologies, applications and revenue opportunities.
Table of Contents
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- OVERVIEW
- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- MARKET AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- OEM ANALYSIS
- APPLICATION SCREENING MODEL
- THE IMPACT OF A HIGHER POWER STANDARD
II. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
- RESEARCH SCOPE
- Base Year and Forecast Period
- Product Segmentation
- Geographic Segmentation
- Vendor Analysis
- Strategies and Recommendations
- Vendor Profiles
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- Primary Research
- Secondary Research
- Experienced Team of Analysts
- Client Involvement
III. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND TRENDS
- BACKGROUND
- CABLES
- Alternative A
- Alternative B
- POWER PRODUCING EQUIPMENT (PPE)
- POWER SOURCING EQUIPMENT (PSE)
- Endpoints
- Midspans
- PoE Patch Panels
- POWERED DEVICES (PD)
- PD Functions
- SPLITTERS
- POE ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
- Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs)
- Integrated Modules
- POE FEATURES
- 10/100/1000Base-T (802.3an) Support
- Power Control/Management
- Power Consumption
- Software
- Built-In Protocols
- POE BENEFITS
- COMMERCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Infrastructure
- Power
- IEEE802.3at
IV. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- INTRODUCTION
- INDUSTRY VALUE CHAIN
- INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS
- CONSORTIA AND ASSOCIATIONS
- IEEE
- University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH IOL)
- Power over Ethernet Technology Consortium
- INDUSTRY GROWTH DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS
- Drivers
- Inhibitors
- INDUSTRY EVENTS
V. MARKET ANALYSIS
- MARKET GROWTH DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS
- Drivers
- Inhibitors
- MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
- Endpoints
- Midspans
- IP Telephones
- Wireless LAN Access Points
- RFID Readers
- PoE Controller ICs
- OTHER VERTICAL MARKET AND APPLICATIONS
- Industrial and Outdoor Environments
- Security and Access Control
- Computing
VI. OEM REQUIREMENTS
- PRODUCT DESIGN PLANS
- REASONS FOR NOT DESIGNING POE DEVICES
- BARRIERS TO END-USER ADOPTION ENCOUNTERED BY OEMS
- DEVELOPMENT PLANS
- DESIRED FEATURES FOR POE CONTROLLERS
- IMPACT OF MORE POWER
VII. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- INTRODUCTION
- ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
- Partnerships
- Future
- Shares
- POWER SOURCING EQUIPMENT
- Partnerships
- Future
- Shares
- POWERED DEVICES
- Partnerships
- Future
- Shares
VIII. KEY OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS
- APPLICATION SCREENING MODEL
- APPLICATION SCREENING MODEL RESULTS
- Interpreting the Screening Results
- Application-Specific Analysis
- Network Infrastructure
- Security
- Retail
- Computing and Peripherals
- Building Control
- Vertical Markets
- Industrial and Manufacturing Environments
- Education and Health Care
- THE IMPACT OF A HIGHER POWER STANDARD
- STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS
- RECOMMENDATIONS
- Channel Partnerships Remain Important
- Equipment and Infrastructure Vendors
- Semiconductor Vendors
- Geographic Opportunities
- PoE and PoE Plus Can Coexist
IX. VENDOR PROFILES
- 3COM CORPORATION
- AKROS SILICON, INC.
- ARUBA NETWORKS, INC.
- AVAYA
- AXIS COMMUNICATIONS
- BROADCOM CORPORATION
- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
- DVTEL, INC.
- ENTERAYS NETWORKS, INC.
- HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
- HID GLOBAL
- LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
- MICROSEMI, INC.
- MITEL NETWORKS
- MOTOROLA, INC.
- PANDUIT CORPORATION
- POLYCOM, INC.
- SILICON LABORATORIES, INC.
- SILVER TELECOM
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
- APPENDIX: VENDOR LIST
LIST OF EXHIBITS
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- I-1 PoE Commercial Value Chain
- I-2 2007 Estimates and 2012 Forecasts of Worldwide Shipments of Enterprise Ethernet Switch Ports and PoE Enabled Switch Ports (Millions of Ports)
- I-3 2007 Estimated and 2012 Forecast of Worldwide Shipments of Business IP Phones (Millions of Units)
- I-4 2007 Estimated and 2012 Forecast Worldwide Shipments of Enterprise WLAN Access Points (Millions of Ports)
- I-5 Barriers encountered by OEMs to end-user adoption of PoE products (Average Ratings of Respondents) 1 - No Impact, 5 - Major Impact
- I-6 PoE Application Screening Results
III. PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS AND TRENDS
- III-1 PSE Pinout Alternatives for Providing Power Over an Ethernet Cable
- III-2 PoE Feeding Using Data Pairs
- III-3 PoE Feeding Using Spare Pairs
- III-4 Network Using an Endpoint Solution
- III-5 Data and Power Path of a Midspan-Based PoE System
- III-6 Midspan Solutions
- III-7 PoE Hubs vs. PoE Patch Panels
- III-8 Powered Device Classification Values for IEEE802.3af and IEEE802.3at
- III-9 PSE Output Voltage by Powered Device Type
IV. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
- IV-1 PoE Technical Value Chain
- IV-2 PoE Commercial Value Chain
V. MARKET ANALYSIS
- V-1 2007 Estimates and Forecasts of Worldwide Shipments of Enterprise Ethernet Switch Ports and PoE Enabled Switch Ports (Millions of Ports)
- V-2 Historical, Current and Forecast Global Penetration of PoE-Enabled Switches (% of ports)
- V-3 Estimated 2007 Shipments of Ethernet Switch Ports by Geographic Region
- V-4 2007 Estimate and Forecast Worldwide Shipments of Midspan Ports (Thousands of Ports)
- V-5 Global Unit Penetration of PoE-Enabled Business IP Phones for 2007 Versus 2004 (% of ports)
- V-6 2007 Estimate and Forecast Worldwide Shipments of Business IP Phones (Millions of Units)
- V-7 Estimated 2007 and Forecast 2012 shipments of Business IP Phones by Geographic Region
- V-8 Estimated 2007 and 2012 Forecast Worldwide Shipments of Enterprise WLAN Access Points (Millions of Ports)
- V-9 Global Penetration of Enterprise WLAN Access Points for 2007 Versus 2004 (% of ports)
- V-10 Estimated 2007 Shipments of Enterprise WLAN Access Points by Geographic Region (% of ports)
- V-11 Estimated 2007 and Forecast Worldwide Shipments of Fixed RFID Readers (Millions of Dollars)
- V-12 Estimated 2007 and Forecast Worldwide Shipments of PSE PoE Enabling ICs (Millions of Dollars)
- V-13 Estimated 2007 and 2012 Forecast Worldwide Shipments of PD PoE Enabling ICs (Millions of Dollars)
VI. OEM REQUIREMENTS
- VI-1 Types of Environments for Which Equipment is Designed to be Used in (Percentages Sum to Greater than 100% Due to Multiple Responses)
- VI-2 Reasons for Not Designing PoE Enabled PDs (Average Ratings of Respondents) 1 - No Impact, 5 - Major Impact
- VI-3 Barriers Encountered by OEMs to End-user Adoption of PoE Products (Average Ratings of Respondents) 1 - No Impact, 5 - Major Impact
- VI-4 Time Line for Beginning Research into Developing PoE Products: (Percentage of Responses)
- VI-5 Features Desired to be Included in PoE Controllers (Percentages Sum to Greater than 100% Due to Multiple Responses)
- VI-6 Impact of Higher Power PoE Standard on Product Roadmap
VII. COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
- VII-1 Vendor Shares of Global Shipments of PoE Enabling Technologies for PSEs (Percent of $US Volume)
- VII-2 Vendor Shares of Global Shipments of PoE Enabling Technologies for PDs (Percent of $US Volume)
- VII-3 Vendor Shares of Global Shipments of PoE Endpoint Ports (Percent of Ports)
- VII-4 Vendor Shares of Global Shipments of PoE Midspan Ports (Percent of Ports)
- VII-5 Vendor Shares of Shipments of PoE Enabled Business IP Phones (Percent of Units)
- VII-6 Vendor Shares of Global Shipments of Enterprise WAPs (Percent of Units)
VIII. KEY OBSERVATIONS AND TRENDS
- VIII-1 PoE Application Screening Model
- VIII-2 PoE Application Screening Results
- VIII-3 Screening Model Results: PoE Application Distribution Segmented by Product Category
- VIII-4 Stakeholder Map
- VIII-5 Stakeholder Map (cont' d)



















