Splitting Unit for a Single Pair Ethernet Hybrid Line and Hybrid Ethernet Power System

A hybrid Ethernet power system for a single pair Ethernet (SPE) network, comprising:

• a first electronic device;
• a second electronic device;
• and
• a splitting unit including an input connection element, a first output connection element, a second output connection element, the input connection element, the first output connection element, and the second output connection element transfer power and data, and an active unit providing power and data at the second output connection element, the active unit has a power sourcing equipment (PSE) connected to the input connection element and to at least one of the first output connection element and the second output connection element, the PSE taps power from a power line onto a data line, the first electronic device is connectable to the input connection element, the second electronic device is connectable to the second output connection element.