Management System (BMS) is a crucial component to any data center facility.

It allows for
centralized management of critical infrastructure equipment, and ensures operations are being run
securely and efficiently.A Building Management System can help operators monitor the facility from
any location, on any device. This allows the data center manager to be proactive if there’s ever an
issue with part of the system instead of taking a reactive approach.
CASE STUDY - S+CRE CISCO BANGALORE (SMART AND INTEGRATED BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS)
How Cisco is Providing an Integrated, Intelligent Office Experience in Buildings Worldwide

Cisco IT uses the Cisco Smart+Connected Communities (S+CC) solutions to combine networking technologies
with building systems and infrastructure for increased productivity, enhanced user experience, improved
energy and building process efficiencies, and lower operations cost.

Three buildings with over 20000 points. The following building services are integrated with S+CRE
Cisco:

 Lighting Management System, Clipsal, Schneider

 Power Monitoring System,
 Uninterrupted Power Supplies,
 Life Safety System, Prudential
 Lift Monitoring System,
 Security & Card Access System,
 Exchange Server

Conference room VAV, Lighting and blinds are controlled based on the room reservation records
retreived from exchange server. It is possible to control VAV, lights and blinds from Cisco IP Phones
in every conference room. Details regarding the meeting – start time, end time, participants, subject,
etc and room temperature, aircon, lighting status etc are shown on the Digital signage outside
conference room which is driven through Cisco DMP (Digital Media Player)
Daily, Weekly, Monthly energy consumption reports area-wise (labs, data centers, different floors,
building etc) and facility-wise (HVAC, lighting, raw power, UPS power etc) are generated using crystal
reports.
Challenge In enterprise campuses,
There are traditionally two distinct groups of systems and devices that are used for running and
maintaining the office infrastructure:
 Building systems such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), security and safety,
facilities, resources, operations, and maintenance systems.
 IT systems and applications such as wired and wireless networks, IP telephony, digital
signage, data center, collaboration technologies, video solutions, and more.

S+CC Service Offerings Within Cisco Buildings and Campuses:

Office Resource Integrates building management systems such as HVAC and lighting
Management control with IT applications such as calendaring on a single IP
network. This integration gives facilities managers increased visibility
into meeting room usage and optimal utilization of resources.
Meeting rooms are kept in energy-save mode when not in use, and
users can control the room environment via an IP phone or mobile
device

Green-Aware Energy Uses S+CC technologies to gather, analyze, and display real-time building
Use energy use (utility and resource consumption), as well as anecdotal
information regarding global and local sustainability efforts. The service is
deployed on the Cisco Digital Media System, which allows targeted
messages to be sent to digital signs in specific locations.

Emergency Notification Allows security and facility administrators to monitor physical aspects of the
(Safety and Security) building from multiple locations (centralized or remote). The service
enables immediate display of emergency information, such as evacuation
plans and severe weather alerts, on digital signs and IP phone displays.

Digital Signage Uses digital signs to deliver information (e.g., building directory, way
Applications finding, events, and welcome messages) as well as art and entertainment
news to building occupants and visitors.

Connected Focuses on planning, creating, and executing maintenance work requests

Maintenance against a variety of building assets to either prevent issues from occurring
or resolve issues as they arise. The service includes preventive, corrective,
and manual/complaint-based maintenance as well as automated defect
notification and correction.

RESULTS
Cisco commissioned an independent consulting firm to evaluate the pilot implementation of the Cisco
S+CC solution within the Cisco Bangalore campus. This evaluation found the results shown in below
table:-
Evaluation Factor Estimated Results from Implementation of Cisco
S+CC Solution

Annual building operations cost 7% reduction in initially, 10-15% total potential

reduction based on lower energy consumption and
efficient building management

Increased equipment life 20-25% improvement based on lower usage levels

Employee productivity gains 5% or more improvement based on interviews with

building occupants about their perceptions of the
new work environment
Carbon dioxide emissions 26% reduction based on lower electricity use

Water consumption 10% reduction from automated monitoring of pipes,

taps, and other water systems

Among the other benefits realized by Cisco WPR from the S+CC implementation in Bangalore:

Time savings. More than 700 hours saved annually in routine daily maintenance tours. Maintenance calls are
now conducted on an as-needed basis and automated to provide real-time updates and alerts. A two-hour
routine maintenance check undertaken at the beginning of each day is no longer necessary, nor are quarterly
repair and replenishment checks. The S+CC solution alerts WPR of potential requirements and maintenance
teams are called in only if required.

Economies of scale with very little capital expenditure (CapEx) investments. HVAC systems now run
intelligently, which means they are operational only when required. Community+Exchange assesses the need
to switch on lights, ventilation, and network connections in various parts of the building. CapEx is also reduced
header because the addition of an integrating layer to the existing network infrastructure ensures that setup
costs do not escalate when new building management systems and devices are added to the network.

Reduced energy consumption. By integrating paragraph building systems with meeting room scheduling,
energy consumption can be controlled.

“Energy efficiency is an important outcome of the S+CC implementation,” says Nitya Ramakrishnan, manager,
Workplace Resources Solution Design, Cisco. “Savings will be apparent as the building ages and continuous
systems commissioning keeps the building’s energy consumption in check.”

Building process efficiencies. The Community+Connect component helps to ensure that routine building
management processes are more efficient, predictable, and people-independent. Users can book conference
rooms with real-time information at hand, including room availability by floor, schedule, available facilities,
etc. Community+Exchange ensures that all devices and facilities requested in the conference room—such as
air conditioning, Internet access, and sign boards—are pre-set and ready to use.
Resource optimization. The Cisco S+CC solution can deliver value-added services over the network that
reduce the need for human intervention in routine facilities operations and in emergency situations. For
example, in a security emergency the S+CC solution alerts potentially impacted employees and gives users and
infrastructure managers a continuous flow of information about the situation through their smartphones.
Emergency doors can be activated remotely, and employees can be directed to available exit routes and safe
areas using digital signs installed on every floor.