As network energy consumption rapidly increases, 3Com continues to reduce our network solutions’ power requirements while increasing performance and functionality. Here are a few examples of the energy efficiencies our solutions provide:

• Lower power requirements. Our switching products consume up to 78% less power than previous generations.
• Thermal-controlled and fanless cooling systems. Many 3Com® products detect and self-adjust when fans can run at lower speeds, reducing power consumed. Other 3Com products are designed with fan-less systems.
• Latest silicon technologies. Most product designs have migrated to the latest 90nm silicon technology to provide the most advanced functionality to customers while reducing power usage.
• More efficient power supplies. Our products use power supplies with greater than 80% efficiency under full load, reducing the cooling requirements of the system
• Power over Ethernet profiles. Patented technology allow customers to set maximum power output based upon what is connected to a port. It also provides intuitive power management of the total power budget so no power is wasted.

Affiliations and Standards
3Com is involved and organizations and standards bodies that are leading the way in developing environmentally friendly and energy efficient networking solutions such as:

• Green Grid
• Energy Star Partner
• IEEE P802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet Task Force