PoE NETWORK
User Interfaces
Local LAN
Wi-Fi Router
MANAGEMENT
LAYER
POWER LAYER
COMM &
Wireless
Self Powered
Wired Sensor Wall Switches
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PoE
Gateways
PoE LED Lighting Fixtures
PoE
Gateways
Wireless
Sensors
Conference Room
Scheduling System
Building Management
System
IBMS Dashboard
Efficiency
Productivity
Management Software Server
for IoT Devices
Wireless Relay/Controller
Window Shades/Blinds
Wireless Relay/Controller
Audio/Visual Systems
DEVICE
LAYER
High Wattage LED Fixtures
120VAC to 277VAC
projects. Once the microduct fiber pathway was installed,
GP chose to blow or jet singlemode riser and plenum
jetted microcables primarily in 6 to 24 fiber counts.
Now that GP’s continually reusable jetted fiber path-
way is in place, upgrades, MACs, and fiber path rerouting
(via microduct distribution boxes) are done quickly and
easily anywhere and at any time. Fiber termination is
typically done in the same way as a conventional backbone.
Because air-jetting microcables in and out of the
network can be done quickly (250 feet per minute) in near
real time, there is no end to the fiber and bandwidth life
cycles. Some of the many benefits that most attracted GP
to install the jetted fiber backbone include:
• Since fiber jetting is done behind the scenes
in a closet or telecom room (TR), there is
no physical disruption to the GP building
• No large construction work with a crew
of installers accessing floors and ceilings
• Elimination of vetting large crews for physical
and cybersecurity
• No odd over-time 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. fiber
installations, upgrades or MACs
• Elimination of any and all over-time labor hours
• Optical fiber installations, upgrades, and MACs
accomplished in a fraction of the time and cost
when compared to conventional cable pulling
• Complete, continuous, and near real-time
control of optical fiber and bandwidth
With jetted fiber technology, fiber installations,
MACs, and pathway rerouting can be done during
normal business hours discreetly out of view of employees
and visitors to GP headquarters, while preserving the
aesthetic beauty of its renovations.
An internet of things (IoT) network platform solution
was selected as the cornerstone of the building’s IoT
foundation. Because it is easy to install, the solution also
significantly reduced cost and workplace disruption. The
solution allows wide scale sensors and deployment that
is capturing data across the floorspace and using it for
a variety of integrated applications with lighting, HVAC,
Audio/Visual, room scheduling and motorized shading
systems (Figure 4).
FIGURE 4: Network topology of GP’s IoT and PoE-enabled integrated platform.