> I'm hoping to see a more standardized PoDL interface crop up so that I can use two wires for data and power combined, for lower-power subsystems IEEE802.3da

> I'm hoping to see a more standardized PoDL interface crop up so that I can use two wires for data and power combined, for lower-power subsystems IEEE802.3da is working to add PoDL on 10Base-T1. objective 9. Specify optional plug-and-play power distribution over the mixing segment objective 10. PSE shall only energize the mixing segment when at least one PD is connected objective 11. Support addition and removal of a node or set of nodes to a continuously operating powered mixing segment https://www.ieee802.org/3/da/802d3da_objectives.pdf https://www.ieee802.org/3/da/802d3da_objectives.pdf