Building the

Digital Foundation for the IoT

Ing. Davide Badiali, RCDD
Field Application Engineer COMMSCOPE
Athens, 06 October 2017
 Speaker introduction
DAVIDE BADIALI
Field Application Engineering Italy, Greece & Cyprus
CommScope
Based in Milan, Italy

More than 15 years within the ICT Industry

• Degree in telecommunication engineering

• Bicsi member, RCDD certification since 2006
• Member of CEI CT306 – Cabling Systems (Italian local
standard committee linked to CENELEC TC CLC/TC 215 and
IEC SC ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 25)
• Member of CEI CT46 – Copper cables
• Member of CEI CT48 – Copper connecting hardware
• Participation to CEI SC86A and SC86B - Fibres and cables,
fiber interconnecting devices
 Today’s presentation agenda
• Industry trends and impact on infrastructure
– How these industry trends in the building have impact on the building
infrastructure

• Designing for the future to meet the challenge

– Best practices design to ensure these can be accommodated

• Emerging technologies
– Emerging technologies specific to the infrastructure that can help enable the
digital transformation
1. Industry Trends and Impact on Infrastructure
2. Designing for the future
3. Emerging Technologies

INDUSTRY TRENDS AND

IMPACT ON INFRASTRUCTURE
 The workspace
Connectivity within the building can determine
how well these challenges are met

Mobility IP convergence Internet of Things

 Indoor mobility challenge
Customers don’t care HOW they are connected
wirelessly—they just want connectivity

80% 50%
of all mobile sessions Mobile data growth rate
are indoors per year
 IP convergence – the past
Applications Cabling Installation
Security Security

Audio visual AV

HVAC control HVAC

Lighting Lighting
BMS BMS

In-building wireless IBW

IT IT
 Cable installation model – now & future
Applications Cabling Installation
Security

Audio visual

HVAC control
Structured
Lighting Cabling

BMS
In-building wireless

IT
 IoT growth in the buildings
4500

4000

Millions of IoT Devices

3500

30% 3000

2500

2000
2502
3687

IoT growth rate

in commercial buildings 1500

1000 1139

A N N U A L LY 500 832 712

407
231 269
56 88
0
Healthcare Hospitality Retail and Banking Manufacturing Commercial Real
/Industrial Estate

2015 2021
IoT, multiple technology for connectivity

All will require robust backbone to connect

1. Industry Trends and Impact on Infrastructure
2. Designing for the future
3. Emerging Technologies

DESIGNING THE FUTURE

 Planning for mobility
• 87 percent said cellular coverage was imperative in all areas of their buildings
• 84% that Optimal in-building coverage improves employee productivity
• 80% of cell phone usage is indoors
• Connectivity requirements changing

86%
market value increase
in commercial buildings
with IBW
Source: Coleman/Parkes Research and CommScope
survey of 600 building/facility managers, 2015
Wireless solutions for the building

Distributed
Antenna System
(DAS)
Wi-Fi Small Cells
 Wi-Fi Application Standards
802.11ac
Wave 2 Nextgen
Higher backbone speeds 6.9 Gb/s 802.11
driving need for 10Gb/s

Category 6A Cabling 802.11ac 802.11ad

Wave 1 8 Gb/s
Bandwidth

1 Gb/s

802.11n
600 Mb/s

802.11g
802.11a,
54 Mb/s
802.11b
11 Mb

2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2016 2018+

 Wi-Fi – Implications for Backhaul

Wi-Fi access points

Ethernet switches
Internet
Enterprise
WLAN Controller Servers
Source: NBASE-T Performance and Cabling Guidelines; NBASE-T Alliance
 Challenges for In-Building Wireless (1/4)

COSTS
Mobile operators have other
priorities, companies are left to
finance these systems on their own
unless they can find a neutral host
operator to fund the system and
lease it. Traditional DAS solutions
were designed for large facilities
(stadiums, airports) don’t scale
down well in enterprises.
 Challenges for In-Building Wireless (2/4)

COMPLEXITY
Enterprise IT teams understand Wi-
Fi technology, but they have had a
steep learning curve in
understanding the ins and outs of
multi-frequency support, coax
cabling, head-ends and remote
antenna units.
 Challenges for In-Building Wireless (3/4)

CARRIER COORDINATION
Since a DAS needs to be fed with a
carrier base station or signal source,
carriers must be involved in its
deployment. Enterprises must
obtain permission from the carrier,
and this can slow deployments
considerably.
 Challenges for In-Building Wireless (4/4)

LACK OF SKILLS
Enterprise IT teams simply don’t
have the skills needed to design,
commission and maintain RF
equipment, run coax cabling or
integrate the other components of a
DAS.
 Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS)

Universal Access
Point

Expansion Node
SP1 SP2 SP3

Mobile Operator
Networks DAS Head End

Mobile Base Stations

DAS is becoming enterprise-friendly
Advancement Description Benefits
Universal Access Points Single remote supports all operators Operator flexibility, improved
and frequencies aesthetics

All-digital Eliminates signal power loss over Improved performance,

long distances simplified design

IT cabling Uses standard fiber and Cat6A cable Reduced material and installation
rather than analog coaxial cost

Management tools Software tools for configuration and Easier setup and ongoing
management operations

Infrastructure sharing Share cabling infrastructure with Reduced number of cable runs
Wi-Fi, IP security cameras
 Standard for DAS (TIA TSB-5018)
TIA TSB-5018, approved July 2016, defines cabling for DA
DAS more closely matching typical building cabling: EO EO DA
Cabling Subsystem 1

• Cabling Subsystems

Cabling Subsystem 2
• Backgone: single-mode, OM4 recommended DA
EO EO
• Horizontal: Category 6A recommended Cabling Subsystem 1
DA

• Coverage area (space containing the antennas)

• TRs or common telecoms room (CTR) DA
EO EO
• ERs or common equipment room (CER) Cabling Subsystem 1
DA

• Entrance facilities (EF)

DC
• Administration
Head-End equipment
Input Signal(s)
DAS cabling based on generic cabling
system structure in ANSI/TIA-568-D.0.
 Small Cell

Small Cells

Ethernet switches
Mobile Operator
Network
Small Cell Controller
 Small cells are becoming
more enterprise-ready
Legacy standalone small cells Cloud-RadioAccessNetwork
• Access points create borders (C-RAN) small cells
Dead zones and handovers • Single cell with no borders
• Capacity fixed to access points No dead zones, no handovers

• Complex RF design • Capacity follows the users

• Simple design and deployment
 Typical use cases for DAS and Small Cell
Large Venue DAS Large Stadium

>6
Frequency Bands/Service Providers
Major airport
Enterprise
DAS
4-6
C-RAN
Convention Coliseum
Small Cell center
Hotel
3-4
Shopping Campus
Mall

Hospital
2 Standalone Retail shop
Small Cell High-rise
Restaurant
office
Branch
1 Home
office

<10 100 1,000 10,000 100,000+

Users and Usage Intensity

Low Voltage Over TP Revolution

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 PoE evolution and installation practices

2018
1999 2003 2009 2011
(est)

IEEE IEEE Proposed

PoL Cisco
802.3af 802.3at IEEE
≤10 W UPOE
PoE PoEP 802.3bt
(60W)
(15W) (30W) 4PPoE
(90W)

Ever increasing power delivered via PoE is driving need for cable installation guidelines
 Category 6A recommendations in standards

Intelligent
PoE Data Centers Buildings
TIA TSB-184-A TIA 942-A TIA 862-B draft
ISO 14763-2 ISO 24767 ISO 11801-6 draft

Education Healthcare
WiFi + IBW 2.5G/5GBT
TIA 4966 TIA 1179
TIA TSB-162
TIA TSB-5021
TIA TSB-5018 (IBW) Higher bandwidth and power ISO TR 11801-9904
ISO TR 24704
driving need for Category 6A cabling
Infrastructure standards for Wi-Fi

TIA TSB-162-A: ISO/IEC TR 24704:

Cabling Guidelines for Customer premises cabling
Wireless Access Points for wireless access points
A new concept: Universal Connectivity Grid
From TR, to CP to TO
Zone cabling
relies on a hierarchy of
infrastructure to connect the
telecommunications room (TR)
to each zone’s consolidation
point (CP), which acts as an
intermediary between the core
network and the
telecommunications outlet
(TO).
UCG: planning for wireless

Planning Recommendations
• 2 outlets per cell for Wi-Fi
• 2 additional outlets for IBW + spare
• Maximum cell size per TIA/ISO*
• Category 6A horizontal cabling
• OM3/OM4 riser backbone
* Smaller size should be considered for high density areas
UCG: planning for low voltage applications
Wireless Security
Lighting

Sensors

Controls
Signage
 UCG: Spacing and connections counts

The number of cable drops in each cell depends on the applications supported and the size of the cell
1. Industry Trends and Impact on Infrastructure
2. Designing for the future
3. Emerging Technologies

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
 AIM – Automted Infrastructure Management
ISO/IEC 18598 – AIM Standard (October 2016)
Real-time automated documentation of physical layer
Emerging Technologies
AIM is an integrated
Automatic Detection Management and real-
system consisting of
the insertion and time monitoring of
hardware & software
removal of cords connectivity changes
components

Network Device
API for Integrations
Discovery and their
with other systems
location information
AIM: end-to-end physical layer connectivity

• User profile
• Hostname
• IP address
• MAC address
• Where??? Room 123 – Pos.456
AIM: real-time IP devices detection
 AIM: managing PoE
AIM systems ensure
that planning and maintenance of PoE
over structured cabling system is done
in compliance with TIA TSB-184-A and
ISO 14763-2 standards

AIM provides unique capabilities for

tracking cable bundle size, number of
powered cables and their power level
AIM: source for accurate and real time network
connectivity data for use by IoT Analytics

Real-time dashboard for tracking status of Moves, Adds and Changes

 Amendment 1 to ISO/IEC 14763-2
Amendment 1 to ISO/IEC 14763-2
Annex H - Usage Recommendations
Usage Recommendations for customer cabling premises
Table 11 – Level of operational complexity

Level 3
Level 3

AIM
AIMisisaanice
MUSTtohave!
have
Level 3
Level 3 Level 3

Table 22 - Recommendations of operational administration systems

Automated

Automated
 Single Twisted Pair Ethernet
• Demand initiated in automotive and industrial
Ethernet applications
• Migrating from legacy multi-drop and analog to point
to point digital
• Unified architecture eliminates gateways
• Now under consideration for IoT
86% of M2M/IoT
• Standard developments:
devices consume
– IEEE 802.3cg > 10 Mb/s
less than
– IEEE 802.3bw > 100 Mb/s
3Mb/Month
– IEEE 802.3bp > 1 Gb/s [Souce: John Brehm & Associates, 2015]

– IEEE 802.3bu > Power over Data Lines (0.5 to 50W)

Single-Pair Ethernet - IoT

IoT Applications – Power and Bandwidth

Digital
IP
DAS
Security
Tele-
conferencing
Small
Cells WiFi APs
LV LED Lighting

Power
VoIP Phones
VDT
Access
HVAC/ Control
BMS
Sound
IoT Masking
Sensors

Bandwidth
 Summary

• The workplace continues to undergo significant

change
• IoT and Mobility will challenge traditional building
infrastructure
• New design architecture and technologies simplify
installation and management
 Ing. Davide Badiali, RCDD
Field Application Engineer Italy, Greece & Cyprus

Via Archimede 22/24, 20864 Agrate Brianza (MB) Italy

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