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Power Protection for Voice over IP, and other new, Mission-critical Network Applications. Brad Amano Market Segment Manager MGE UPS SYSTEMS June 20, 2006. Powering the Converged Network. Voice. Data. Power. Market Opportunity.
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Power Protection for Voice over IP, and other new, Mission-critical Network Applications Brad AmanoMarket Segment ManagerMGE UPS SYSTEMS June 20, 2006
Powering the Converged Network Voice Data Power
Market Opportunity • Significant VoIP advantages over traditional enterprise telephony networks • Reduced carrier circuit charges • Enhanced applications • Desktop video conferencing • Voice-enabled Web sites • Integrated management systems and strategies • Increased flexibility for a reduction in overall complexity and elimination of circuit redundancy
Market Opportunity • Power over Ethernet Standardization • IEEE 802.3af • This standard allows a convenient and cost-effective powering of the phones (no local desk DC power needed) as well as simple, centralized power protection of the whole installation directly from the switch/wiring closet.
IP Telephony Considerations • Key considerations in the implementation of Power over Ethernet • Availability • Five nines (99.999%) availability • 5.3 minutes or less of downtime per year • Simplicity of installation • Elimination of individual AC sources
Powering IP Phones Utilizing PoE Switches Utilizing PoE Midspans PoE powered IP line (cat 5/5e/6 cable) PoE powered IP line (cat 5 cable) Non powered IP line (cat 5/5e/6 cable) Non powered IP line (cat 5 cable) Patch panels Patch panels PoE midspan PoE Switches Switches Connection to backbone Connection to backbone UPS & battery extention (long backup time) UPS & battery extention (long autonomies) UPS protects the rack equipment UPS protects the rack equipment AC In AC In
Active Equipment (Switches, IP PBX) UPS Active Equipment (Switches, IP PBX) UPS Selecting the Appropriate Sized PoE Midspan and UPS At servers and switches level Centralized vs.
Selecting the Appropriate Sized PoE Midspan and UPS • Example: Switching closet with 96 IP lines (4x 24-ports switches) providing connectivity to 48 users, each with a PC and a PoE-powered IP phone.
Selecting the Appropriate Sized PoE Midspan and UPS • UPS Technology • Line-interactive • True On-Line, Double Conversion • Ultimate Voltage Regulation • Genset Compatibility • Remote Management • Manageability of PoE device and UPS • Reduction of costs
PoE Applications VoIP • Initial applications : • IP telephony • Wireless LAN • IP video surveillance • Extended applications • RFID tag readers • Bluetooth access points • Thermostats • Security access control (badge readers) • POS terminal devices (scanners, credit card readers) • Alarm systems, smoke detectors • Mini laptops, PDAs WLAN
Conclusion • Change in the way we think about powering network components. • New network applications and devices are adapting to and greatly benefiting from such technology. • With the combination of this standard, it is now convenient, easy to manage and cost-effective to reliably power network devices such as IP phones, wireless access points, IP-based security devices and many other devices.