Power supply current, sufficient to power a remote network device, is transmitted
concurrently with a network data signal over a transmission line. A power-sourcing
network device that can include a coupling circuit provides power and data to the
remote network device. The remote network device (which can be a wireless access
point) can separate the power signal from the data signal and use the power supply
current to further process or retransmit the data signal. The power signal may
be a low frequency relative to the frequency of the data signal, or it may be DC.