GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, February 23 /PRNewswire/ --

- The micro-sized CopperLink(TM) Model 2110 Ethernet Booster cuts
infrastructure costs and simplifies deployment of Wireless Access Points
(WAPs), IP cameras and VoIP handsets by extending IEEE 802.3af
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) up to 5 times the standard reach

Patton -- the leader in business and carrier-class network access,
connectivity, Voice-over-IP and triple-play equipment -- announces their
latest innovation in network extension -- the CopperLink(TM) Model 2110
Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Booster series.

Patton's Ethernet Booster transparently extends 100-Mbps Ethernet traffic
along with IEEE 802.3af PoE up to 200 meters (656 feet) -- twice as far as
the 100-meter (328-feet) standard.

With multiple Ethernet Boosters installed in a "daisy chain," Patton's
model 2110 extends PoE up to 500 meters (1640 feet) -- five times the
standard reach.

Because it eliminates the need for UPS equipment for power injection or
additional Ethernet switches for signal regeneration, the micro-sized device
reduces infrastructure costs and streamlines network installation when
deploying VoIP handsets, IP cameras, PoE Wireless Access Points (WAPs), and
any other LAN device.

"Ethernet anywhere," said Johnnie Grant, Product Manager, "is what Patton
is all about. Patton has been breaking Ethernet distance barriers since the
1990's. Now, with the Model 2110, Patton's CopperLink(TM) technology has done
it again. We're still bending the rules on where Ethernet devices can be
deployed."

The Ethernet Booster, which operates over CAT5 (or greater) cabling, is
the newest member of Patton's award-winning CopperLink(TM) Ethernet Extender
product line. Where power is not required at the end of the connection, a
chain of six 2110s can extend Ethernet up to 600 meters (1968 feet).

"IP-enabled security cameras are useless," Mr. Grant continued, "if you
can't see your target. Proper IP-camera placement is absolutely critical.
What if the right location is more than 100 meters from your Ethernet switch?
What if it's not cost-effective or feasible to install UPS systems? The
CopperLink Ethernet Booster solves two key challenges with one small device."

Providing 100-Mbps Ethernet Extension combined with PoE pass-through, the
Model 2110 is transparent to WMV, MPEG-4, and MJPEG compression schemes and
fully compatible with any standards-based PoE WAP, IP camera, or VoIP
handset.

During 3 - 8 March 2009, Patton will showcase the Model 2110, as well as
Patton's other benchmark-setting CopperLink(TM) products at CeBIT, Hall 13,
Booth A58.