Redundancy power for communication devices

A method for providing power to a failing line in a communication device, said method comprising the steps of:

• connecting an active line and a standby line, via a communications line;
• providing power to said active line via said communication line despite failure of primary power to said active line by drawing power from said standby line to said active line through said communication line;
• wherein the step of providing power utilizes a low power redundancy device and a switch to disconnect power;
• and
• utilizing a Low DropOut voltage regulator (LDO) as the low power redundancy device and the MOSFET as a switch to disconnect power.

A system for providing power to a failing line in a communication device, said system comprising:

• means for connecting an active line and a standby line, via a communications line;
• and
• means for providing a power switch, said power switch providing power to said active line via said communications line despite failure of primary power to said active line by drawing power from said standby line to said active line through said communication line;
• wherein said means for providing a power switch comprises a low power redundancy device and a switch to disconnect power, said device and said switch to disconnect power operatively connected to each other;
• wherein said low power redundancy device is a Low DropOut voltage regulator (LDO) and said switch to disconnect power is a MOSFET.