Wireless Means Better Wire Chandrashekar G National Technical Manager- Technology and Applications September, 2017
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Belden Recommendations 1/23/2018 2
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless User Analysis High Efficiency WiFi Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Belden Recommendations 1/23/2018 3
New LAN on the Rise 2000s 2020 Connecting People Connecting Devices Fixed Connections Wireless Connections Locally Powered Devices Remotely Powered Devices 1/23/2018 4
LAN Speed Migration 3.0 60% Avg Speed per Switch Port (Gbps) 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 55% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% Wireless LAN Active Users Share % LAN Speed Increase 2.5x from 2015 to 2019 Fueled by Multi-Gigabit WiFi Wireless LAN Active Users Growth Outpacing Wired LAN 0.5 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 20% Dell Oro, 2015
Power over Ethernet Adoption BSRIA, 2015 1/23/2018 6
WiFi Adoption Why WiFi? WiFi speed is rising WAPs easily deployed with PoE WiFi traffic is 16x cellular 1/23/2018 7
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless User Analysis High Efficiency WiFi Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Belden Recommendations 1/23/2018 8
Access Point Specifications 802.11n 802.11ac Wave 1 802.11ac Wave 2 802.11ax (est. 2018) WiFi Data Rate 450M 1.3G 3.5-7G ~10G+ Ethernet Uplinks 100M 1G 1G 1G/2.5G/5 G 5G/10G Number of Ethernet Uplinks Power Consumpti on 1 1 1-2+ 1-2 13W 25W 25W+ 25W+ 1/23/2018 9
Data Rate Dependence on Distance from WAP Data Rate and Throughput decrease as client moves away from the WAP 1/23/2018 10
Data Rate per Client 1400 Data rate, Mbps 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 802.11ac 0 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Number of Users 1/23/2018 11
Deploying High Efficiency WiFi Before Coverage with Limited Capacity After Coverage with High Capacity Why More WAPs? Higher Modulation requires higher signal quality Higher frequency, reduced range 1/23/2018 12
More WAPs = More Cables Effect of More Cables Pathways and Spaces are filled Higher Cable Density Bundle Effects 1/23/2018 13
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Information Capacity Power Delivery Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Belden Recommendations 1/23/2018 14
Cabling Performance Frequency PSE Power Signal Power Noise Immunity Efficiency Information Capacity + Power Delivery Efficiency = New Cabling Performance 1/23/2018 15
Bundling Effects Cabling Performance Alien Effects Heating Effects 1/23/2018 16
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Information Capacity Power Delivery Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Belden Recommendations
Maximize Performance to Maximize Reliability Bandwidth Lower Information Capacity Signal Power Lower Signal Power leads to decreased information capacity, or Lower SNR Lower Noise Immunity leads to decreased information capacity, or Lower SNR Noise Immunity Any combination will reduce bandwidth and reduce information capacity 1/23/2018 18
Maximize Performance to Maximize Reliability Frequency Signal Power Increased Bandwidth leads to increased information capacity, or Higher SNR Information Capacity Noise Immunity Better RL leads to less reliance on the PHY echo cancellation algorithms Better NEXT leads to less reliance on the PHY digital signal processing Less reliance on the computational power of the PHY means a more reliable data transmission, more channel up time, and even lower power consumption 1/23/2018 19
Bundled Cable Effects on Noise Immunity Risk of Low SNR 14 100m Channels Victim Surrounded by Aggressors Alien Limited SNR, db 12 10 8 6 4 2 0-2 -4-6 -8 0 20 40 60 80 100 Bundled Length, m Cat 6, 5G Cat6, 2.5G Cat5e, 5G Cat5e, 2.5G 1/23/2018 20
Cabling for Gigabit Wireless Multigigabit Switches will slow down if SNR too low Category 5e Category 6 Category 6A Multigigabit Full Implementation 1/23/2018 21
Bundling Conditions & Temperature Rise Frequency Information Capacity Signal Power Noise Immunity Powering over data cables causes heating of cabling Possible performance issue due to IL degradation Ambient temperature plus heat rise must stay below cable jacket rating 1/23/2018 22
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Critical Cabling Characteristics Direct Connect Belden Recommendations 1/23/2018 23
Standards Guidance What happens when cable gets hot? Guidelines to support up to 100W PoE Limits Bundle sizes 45⁰C ambient with 15⁰C rise 1/23/2018 24
Keep it Cool Smaller bundles reduce cable heating by 25% Large bundles trap the heat Separating bundles reduce cable heating by an additional 30% 1/23/2018 25
Cat6A Cabling Insertion Loss at Different Temperatures IL Margin required to absorb Heating Effects Cable without Margin cannot reach 100m 1/23/2018 26
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Critical Cabling Characteristics Direct Connect Belden Recommendations 1/23/2018 27
Brownfield Deployment LAN Connections move from the Wall to the Ceiling 1/23/2018 28
Grid Cabling for Ceiling Infrastructure 1/23/2018 29
Future Proofing Install additional cabling runs into Zone Boxes 1/23/2018 30
Direct Connection to End Devices Maximize Efficiencies Wide Bandwidth Noise Immunity Direct Connect Horizontal Cabling to WAP Power Delivery 1/23/2018 31
Wireless Means Better Wire The Trend Towards Wireless Maximizing Cabling Efficiency Cable Selection and Deployment Belden Recommendations 1/23/2018 32
More Demand = More Antennas = More Cabling High Density Bundling Heating Effects Bundling Noise Effects 1/23/2018 33
Belden Recommendations Enterprise LAN Ensure network reliability by utilizing Category 6A cabling Specify cabling with built in IL margin Utilize structured cabling approaches for efficient MACs Future-proof by provisioning more drops per WAP Apply test methods that supports your solution 1/23/2018 34
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