POE (matla holim'a Ethernet) e bolela theknoloji ea ho fetisa matla ka mohala oa marang-rang.Ka thuso ea Ethernet e teng, e ka fetisetsa data ka nako e le 'ngoe le ho fana ka matla ho lisebelisoa tsa terminal tsa IP (tse kang IP phone, AP, IP camera, joalo-joalo) ka cable ea marang-rang.

Poe e boetse e tsejoa e le matla holim'a LAN (POL) kapa Ethernet e sebetsang, eo ka linako tse ling e bitsoang phepelo ea motlakase ea Ethernet.

E le ho tiisa le ho khothaletsa nts'etsopele ea theknoloji ea phepelo ea motlakase ea Poe le ho rarolla bothata ba ho ikamahanya le maemo lipakeng tsa phepelo ea motlakase le lisebelisoa tse amohelang motlakase ho tsoa ho bahlahisi ba fapaneng, komiti ea maemo a IEEE e fane ka litekanyetso tse tharo tsa Poe ka tatellano: maemo a IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3 maemong le IEEE 802.3bt e tloaelehileng.