Electric.ie Issue 39 May-June

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 47 Industry News Kellihers Electrical ˆ‘”…ƒ„Ž‹‰ ‹ †‹ơ‡”‡– ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ This must be factored in when choosing solutions. For copper ƒ† Ƥ„”‡…ƒ„Ž‡•ǡ †‹ơ‡”‡– Ƥ”‡ performance classes and three additional criteria (smoke ’”‘†—…–‹‘ǡ ƪƒ‹‰ †”‘’Ž‡–• ƒ† ƒ…‹†‹–›Ȍ ƒ”‡ ‡™Ž› †‡Ƥ‡† criteria in the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) and …ƒ„Ž‹‰ —•– „‡ •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† –‘ –Š‡ appropriate level. Deliberate or accidental disconnection can disturb operations or cause full-scale system failures, bringing costly fault tracking and repair. Automated Infrastructure Management systems are indispensable in pinpointing the physical location of the devices involved. At logical level, security and encryption should allow for high-level protection against cyber-attacks. There is also demand for improved „—‹Ž†‹‰ ‡‡”‰› ‡ƥ…‹‡…›Ǥ However, as we add more hardware to accommodate current and future needs, energy usage can only go up… The challenge is to reduce power consumption as more devices are added. ‡–™‘” ƪ‡š‹„‹Ž‹–› ‡Ƥ‹‰…—””‡– ƒ† ‡š’‡…–‡† building and network requirements, as well as related items such as energy consumption, maintenance, installation and administration, and deciding how much redundancy you need, makes it possible to design ƒ† „—‹Ž†…‘•–Ǧ‡ơ‡…–‹˜‡ †‹‰‹–ƒŽ infrastructures. Ample bandwidth reserves and redundancy are also essential. How much redundancy do you need to maximise availability at distributor and user levels? Building usage, applications and the number of people can change over time. Working with adaptable Service Consolidation Points (SCPs), mainly located above the ceiling, is widely considered best practice. From here, workplaces and devices such as WAPs and cameras can be connected. Today’s vast, complex and constantly evolving systems need automated monitoring, control and asset management. To satisfy compliance and legal requirements you’ll require network device recovery, incident management, status reports and audit trails. Precise mapping of switches makes it possible to track and repair faults or …‘Ƥ‰—”ƒ–‹‘ ‡””‘”• ˆƒ•–ǡ •ƒ˜‹‰ considerable time tracking and Ƥš‹‰ ˆƒ—Ž–•Ǥ —–‘ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† central management helps reduce operational costs, improve asset management and utilisation and simplify service deployments. Saving money by opting for ‘just adequate’ cabling and systems can ƒơ‡…– ‡–™‘” ’‡”ˆ‘”ƒ…‡ ƒ† building ‘smartness’, but using the highest performing cable for every inch of the network is costly and pointless. Selecting the correct type and quality for each part of –Š‡ ‡–™‘” ”‡ƒŽŽ› ’ƒ›• ‘ơ ‹ –Š‡ long run. Nexans have been active in the Irish market for over a decade with ‡ŽŽ‹Š‡”• Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽȀ Ž‡…–”‹… as their sole distributors over that time. With 22 branches nationwide and a dedicated data team they are ready to help with whatever project you have. ‘” ‘”‡ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ ‡šƒ• ’”‘†—…–• ‹ ”‡Žƒ† …‘–ƒ…– ‡ŽŽ‹Š‡”• Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ ƒ–ƒ ‘—‹…ƒ–‹‘• ‡ƒǤ ƒ•– ‘ƒ•–ǣ ‹…Šƒ‡Ž ǯ ‡‹ŽŽ ƒ‹Žǣ ‹…Šƒ‡ŽǤ‘‡‹ŽŽͱ̿”‡š‡ŽǤ‹‡ ‘„ǣ ͰͤͷǦͱͤͲͰ͵͹ͤ ‡•– ‘ƒ•–ǣ ƒŽ‡”‹‡…—‰Š ƒ‹Žǣ ƒŽ‡”‹‡Ǥ…—‰Š̿”‡š‡ŽǤ‹‡ ‘„ǣ ͰͤͷǦͲʹ͹ʹͲͤͲ