Experts agree that monitoring is essential for maintaining overall network performance, health, and security. But exactly which features should a network monitoring tool offer, and how should the technology be used to achieve maximum effectiveness? As both networks and network management goals advance and evolve, these questions are becoming increasingly difficult to answer, making it challenging to locate and deploy a monitoring technology that covers all of the essential bases.
Berk-Tek’s PowerGIG is specially designed for outdoor extended PoE and Smart City applications. When local power is available, PowerGIG-OAC can deliver PoE++ (up to 90W) and 1 Gbps to 100 meters.
Smart home technology is all the rage these days, and homeowners and renters now expect their residential units to be smart home enabled. Recently, Leviton launched the new Wireless Structured Media Center (WSMC) which not only serves as a focal point for all the hardware and connectivity that smart homes need, but also dissipates heat, thus extending the life of active gear.
Manufacturing plants and operations are each unique in their own way. In this article, we will discuss many of the communications opportunities that can equip new and existing buildings with more agile, resilient, and intelligent digital infrastructure. Manufacturing system architects are leveraging wired, wireless, and optical transport supporting robots, machine vision, production line machines, product transport, sensor arrays, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), and distributed Internet of Things (with future artificial intelligence management overlays) to increase process intelligence, agility, safety, and reduce defects and operational expenses.
Edge sites are typically smaller than traditional data centers, requiring far less physical space, and often turning up in places that weren’t originally designed for IT networks. Edge computing racks often are deployed in closets or repurposed rooms in hospitals, schools, or even military sites in the middle of the desert. Key elements are: Monitoring, building in redundancies, securing the edge, closed-loop cooling systems, protection against the elements, and more.
Designing and deploying according to the TIA-1005-A specification is critical to industrial, harsh and outdoor spaces.Compliant connectivity and cabling can withstand the test of time and outlast their intended useful life cycle of 30+ years. In this webinar Panduit will focus on why it is important to examine this specification and evaluate the connectivity and cabling requirements that support these environments. We will discuss ways in which you can make sound choices when it comes to deploying a future proof network in industrial, harsh, and outdoor environments.
Zayo’s new 100G wavelength route will connect Montreal to Albany, NY. The new fiber route allows customers to more directly connect from Montreal to New York City, Ashburn, New Jersey, Philly and other major cities in the northeast U.S. The new route is expected to be in service by January 2020.
Analogix Semiconductor has released Times Square RD1011, a high-performance reference design defining a USB-C to USB-C active cable with bi-directional support, capable of connecting a USB-C source to a USB-C device across multi-meter distances. New active cable architecture, featuring SRIS and LTTPR support, is positioned as a superior option for connecting display monitors, docking stations, and VR HMDs.
After provisionally accepting a a $93.50 per share all-cash offer from private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Anixter International received a $97 per share cash-and-stock offer valued at $4.5 billion from industrial parts supplier Wesco International Inc. Anixter’s board will take the new offer under consideration.
A smart home standard is here! Many popular devices will complete OCF 2.1 certification in 2020, ensuring robust and secure connectivity between devices. The OCF Certification Program helps manufacturers create products that “just work” with other OCF Certified IoT devices regardless of their form factors, operating systems, service providers or transports. OCF’s 2.1 specification, a recognized ISO standards specification, ensures this interoperability is built into all OCF Certified devices.
