About this episode

The episode discusses the advancements in power delivery systems, particularly focusing on Class 4 Fault Managed Power and its implications for AI data centers and infrastructure.

Big thanks to NTT DATA for sponsoring this video and to Cisco for sponsoring my trip to Cisco Live Vegas. For more information about NTT DATA and Cisco’s partnership, click here https://services.global.ntt/en-us/abo... 1000W touch safe power sounds impossible, but Class 4 Fault Managed Power is changing how we think about power delivery for AI data centers, buildings, networking, and IT infrastructure. In this interview, we look at how Cisco, NTT, and Panduit are approaching the next generation of energy networking systems. Traditional Power over Ethernet is useful for endpoints like access points, cameras, sensors, and phones, but PoE tops out around 100 watts. Fault Managed Power introduces a new class of power delivery that can deliver much higher wattage while intelligently shutting down when it detects a fault, short circuit, or unsafe condition. The conversation explains why this matters now. AI is driving massive demand for data center compute, but that compute requires more power, more cooling, and more efficient infrastructure. The guests explain how AC-to-DC conversion losses add up across multiple power conversion stages, how transmission and distribution losses waste…

People in this episode

Host: David Bombal

Topics covered

• Power over Ethernet
• energy networking systems
• AI data centers
• power delivery
• cooling efficiency

Keywords

• Power over Ethernet
• Class 4 Fault Managed Power
• AI data centers
• energy efficiency
• cooling systems

Sponsors

NTT DATA, Cisco

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Panduit

Places: Cisco Live Vegas

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