With PoE, a LAN switch can act as the Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE).

(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE

TRUE

With Power over Ethernet (PoE), some device, typically a LAN switch, acts as the Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE)—that is, the device that supplies DC power over the Ethernet UTP cable. A device that has the capability to be powered over the Ethernet cable, rather than by some other power connector on the device, is called the Powered Device (PD).