Green Networking from D-Link

Ever thought your network could go green?

Well no doubt most people have routers or switches in their home, and due to the always-on nature of the internet, these devices are always on, and always sucking power. While it’s unrealistic to get everyone to turn off their network at night, D-Link has released a line of switches that intelligently reduce power consumption whenever possible.

D-Link’s new line of switches reduces power consumption by up to 44%, with no drop in performance.

It achieves this by intelligently deciding how much power is needed by the devices it’s connected to. For example, shorter cables need less power to receive a signal then longer cables. The switches figure out how long the cable is, and reduce power accordingly.

While I’m not sure how much electricity switches use, they are one of those devices we leave on all the time. These switches only eliminate wasted power as well, which is sure fine by us.

Good job D-Link!

via Geek.com, PCPro

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