Standards Development

Scope

This document applies to any equipment intended to supply and/or receive charging and/or operating power from Information and Communication Technology (ICT) interfaces using ICT wiring  or cables. It covers particular requirements for circuits that are designed to transfer DC power through an ICT interface from a power sourcing equipment (PSE) to a powered device (PD) for equipment that uses rated interfaces at voltage not exceeding 60 V DC.Examples of equipment interfaces that are considered to be within the scope of this document:–        PoE–        USB–        HDMI–        etc.NOTE 1 Any wiring or cable that permits DC power transfer between ICT equipment is considered a communication cable or ICT cable even if communication does not take place on the conductors. For example, a USB cable can be used just to recharge a portable device battery.PSE (3.2) and PD (3.3) using other power delivery specifications (3.1) that differ from the industry standard power delivery specification (3.1) defined for use with the industry standard connector are in scope of this document.Unless otherwise stated, this document does not cover:–        power sources with output connectors not associated with a local ICT interface (3.9) or remote ICT interface (3.11);–        custom connectors that are not interchangeable with common ICT interface connectors;–        non-static power sources (3.12) which can deliver power to multiple PDs through a single port or cable;–        power sources with wireless power transfer;–        power sources which utilize a wireless communication protocol (3.10) (e.g. Bluetooth®) to control the power transfer through a physical cable connection. RFT circuits and other specific communication technologies within the scope of IEC 63316.NOTE 2  A custom connector is a connector that is not used with an industry communication standard.Refer to Annex E for examples of common interfaces which are in or out of scope of this document.