Benefits
- Innovative eco-friendly concept
- Reduced power consumption, less heat dissipation
- Extended product life
- Reduced operating costs
Why Green? Public awareness and legislative action worldwide have created demands for improvements in energy efficiency for networking equipment. D-Link is working to take the lead in developing innovative, power-saving technology that doesn't sacrifice operational performance or functionality. |
D-Link Green Ethernet Products
A major contributor to our success is our established and expanding network of global distribution and delivery channels that brings products to more than 100 countries every day. We do more than meet the growing demand for computer networking and communications solutions - we fuel it. Our development of global distribution channels in more than 100 countries has resulted in double-digit growth every year for 20 years. D-Link surpassed the $1 billion revenue milestone in 2005, driven by record sales in every geographic region of the world.
Green Ethernet Features
D-Link's Green Ethernet implements special power-saving features that detect link status and cable length and adjust power usage accordingly.
- If there is no cable link or link partners turn off, Green Ethernet will put that port in a "sleep mode," reducing power used for that port and saving energy.
- Green Ethernet detects Ethernet cable length and adjusts power usage to save energy. This way, a port connected to a 20 meter cable only uses as much power as it needs, instead of using full power, which is only needed for 100 meter cables.
Green Ethernet Benefits
- If PCs connected to the switch are turned off, D-Link's Green Ethernet can save up to 80%* power used for each system.
- If cable length is less than 20 meters, D-Link's Green Ethernet can save up to 9.3%* power used for each system.
In a standard workday scenario where PCs are used for 10 hours a day and powered off 14 hours a day, and connected to the switch using 20 meter cables, D-Link's Green Ethernet can save up to 40%* power used for each system.
RoHS Compliance
D-Link is working with its suppliers to comply with the European Union Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) in Electrical and Electronic Equipment. The RoHS directive prohibits the importation of electronic equipment containing certain hazardous substances in the European Union and takes effect from July 1, 2006. D-Link is committed to fully comply with the RoHS Directive on or before July 1, 2006.
D-Link stands on its 20-year history as a global leader in connectivity for home, small, medium and large enterprise business networking. We develop solutions-oriented products that improve people's lives. The safety and integrity of our products is key to our relationships with our customers. Certain chemicals and substances become labeled as "Hazardous Materials" due to government, industry and consumer concerns. When those issues are raised and materials are identified, D-Link is the first to acknowledge those bans and guarantee the safety of our products for the end user.
The European Union has specifically identified the following substances used in some electronic products as being hazardous materials: hexavalent chromium (Cr+6), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDE) and polybrominated biphenyls (PBB).
Some current D-Link products contain small amounts of these substances. Lead used in solders is most prevalent and is being addressed by D-Link engineers, who are confident reliable substitutes for all the identified substances will be implemented in the manufacturing process prior to the RoHS July 1, 2006 deadline.
