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Design Engineers are building energy-efficient technologies directly into Ethernet network equipment to deliver energy savings and cost efficiency to end-users.
Ethernet energy-efficiency is in demand today. Broadening a public awareness, surge in network usage and adoption of global legislation has increased demand for networking equipment that operates more efficiently and results in a positive impact for businesses, consumers and the environment.
ActiPHY™
An automatic power savings mode when a specific port is in link down or standby operation.
PerfectReach™
An intelligent algorithm that actively determines the appropriate power level needed based on cable length.
Vitesse addresses this demand by being the first Ethernet silicon supplier to deliver green innovative features that provide energy savings of up to 80-percent compared to 1000BASE-T full data rate in any network infrastructure device or consumer premise equipment incorporating its widely adopted SimpliPHY, SparX and G-RocX Ethernet IC portfolios.
Delivering green power savings equivalent to well over 400mW per port, all three of Vitesse's Ethernet IC product families are enhanced with two advanced, energy savings technologies that assist eco-conscious Enterprise, small-medium business and service providers who are looking for ways to reduce their energy consumption. These technologies have been designated by Vitesse as EcoEthernet™ solutions and are known industry-wide as ActiPHY™ and PerfectReach™.
Both of these features can be activated in all SimpliPHY, SparX, and G-RocX devices currently in production via an eco-friendly software upgrade. Together, we can make green the color of your networking innovation.
- EcoEthernet Products
- SimpliPHY™
- SparX™
- G-RocX™
- Featured Customers
- D-Link Green Ethernet
- Corega Power Saving Switch
- Learn More
- Press Release
- Application Brief
- Sales Representative
- Vitesse Environmental Statement
- IEEE Task Force
- EcoEthernet Ad
"By simply enabling Vitesse's ActiPHY automatic link down power savings technology via software, we are now able to save our customers a maximum of 65.8% of electric power in the presence of unused Ethernet ports."
Sho Katoh, President of Corega
"... powered by Vitesse's SparX products with ActiPHY and PerfectReach technologies, helped us bring to market the industry's first Green Ethernet 8-port 10/100/1000BASE-T desktop switch that achieves power savings of up to 80-percent."'
A.J. Wang, CTO, D-Link Systems, Inc.
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