Identification Function in smart cabling

ForIdentifierProblems: Many network product providers have proposed their own solutions, and each of them is trying their best to solve the current problems of network wiring and management. However, after a brief analysis, we will find that, in fact, there are more or less commonalities behind this phenomenon, that is, the degree of standardization in the initial construction process of the network, the detailed degree of the Plan, the margin of the future network, the degree of construction standards, and the Implementation consideration and standardization degree of Logo calibration, these are all lacking.

In fact, for a developing company, the network architecture designed at may begin with a clear layout of cabinets, servers, routes, hubs, etc, the head of the network management system will be clearly remembered. Since it is simple and bright, the vast majority of network management and network construction personnel will not mark each point and record the function of the flow, because in the early stage of network construction, it is not very useful for a period of time, but the network changes after a period of time, and the troubles will come one after another. Let's take a look at two simple pictures at a glance.

Although at the beginning, we also consciously made the cabling and emissions look elegant and easy to find, but with the increase of the user end and the increase of jumper, the entire situation has changed. Think about the situation. If there is a problem at one end, how to find out, how to locate the problem, and if there is no record filing, it will take at least half a day for network administrators to finish the work in 20 minutes.

We have talked about so many situations before. It is nothing more than to tell everyone that the standardization of network cabling has been paid more and more attention. There are actually many ways to solve the above problems. Here, I just want to briefly talk about the most traditional and effective solution that has gone through the longest market test and baptism-marking the application of the system in cabling.

Everyone knows that smart cabling in Europe and America is more than 20 years earlier than that in China. Therefore, their cabling systems are relatively standard because they have always followed an industry standard TIA/EIA 606, I don't want to talk about the content of this standard here. I just want to say that only when the industry standard is in place can we make it traceable. It is worth noting that, china also launched the data center cabling system design and construction technical white paper this year, all of which are indicative of the maturity of China's network cabling.

Let's take a look at the application of the identification system in cabling. In fact, some network administrators tried 3 for some time, and used non-dry adhesive paper and handwriting to calibrate the network line end, however, after a long period of time, it is easy to find that it is easy to fall off, and the handwritten content will also vary from person to person. There is no fixed expression, which is hard to understand.

Therefore, after the TIA/EIA 606 specifications and the data center cabling system design and construction technical White Paper, the requirements for unified application identification become clearer and the network construction process becomes clearer. The entire network construction is divided into four stages: Design, Construction, acceptance testing, and daily maintenance and management. This greatly improves the management efficiency of the wiring system and provides all-round support for users' post-maintenance, with such a specification, the previous problems can be solved. The materials, printed content, methods, expressions, and even suitable environments and test conditions of tag applications are described in detail, in terms of solutions to these problems, the mature solution is the American company Beidi, next, let's take a look at how Beidi provided solutions in accordance with the TIA/EIA 606 specifications and the data center cabling system design and construction technical White Paper.

According to the standard, the label materials are mainly divided into two categories, one is for online applications, mainly Vinyl Or Buji, and the material model of Beidi is B427/B580/B499; another type of flat labels is the material model B423/B580 attached to the Panel, assets, and other flat surfaces. B580 is required for outdoor environments.

According to the standard, the printing is mainly required to comply with the UL969 standard, and is a hot transfer printing method. At the same time, there are two main printing solutions for Beidi, one is mass printing, the printer model is IP300, And the handheld printer is mainly applicable to the network architecture of qiandian and below. The printer models are TLS2200 and BMP 21, as shown in figure 4.

According to the standards, we mainly consider the following kinds of calibration for the entire network: each cable, optical cable, wiring equipment, end point, grounding device, and laying pipeline in the data center.

Let's take a look at how the specific expressions of tags are standardized. The specific definition format is as follows:

(1) Cabinet/Rack Identification

For example, the rack of the AJ05 floor network on the third floor of the data center is marked as 3AJ05 (5)

Identifier format: nnXXYY, nn = floor number, XX = Floor grid column number, YY = Floor grid row number

(2) cable and jumper Identification

To connect a cable, you need to tag its remote and near-end addresses on both ends. Management identifier of cables and jumpers: p1n/p2n; p1n = near-end rack or cabinet, distribution rack sequence and specified port; p2n = remote rack or cabinet, distribution rack sequence and specified port.

For example, the cable displayed in the first position connected to the distribution frame can contain the following labels: AJ05-A01/AQ03-B01. The same cables in the cabinet AQ03 will contain the following labels: AQ03-B01/AJ05-A01.

(3) distribution frame identification

The identification of the distribution frame. The numbering method of the distribution frame should include the number of the rack and Cabinet and the position of the distribution frame in the rack and Cabinet.

The identification of the distribution rack port. For example, the fourth port of the Second Distribution rack 2 in 3AJ05 can be named 3AJ05-B04.

Format: nnXXYY-A-mmm, nn = floor number, XX = Floor grid column number, YY = Floor grid line number, A = distribution frame number (A-Z, from top to bottom ), mmm = wire pair/CORE/port number.

The ID of the distribution frame connectivity. The management ID of the distribution frame Connectivity: p1 to p2. Among them, p1 = the nearest rack or cabinet, distribution frame sequence and port number; p2 = remote rack or cabinet, distribution rack sequence, and port number (7)

(4) Asset and device identification

Asset and device identification. You can use tags to specify the location and owner of a device or asset.

Finally, we recommend that you use necessary electronic network document management software for networks larger than 5000 points, such as NetDoc provided by the company, which can help customers better control their networks, this allows you to move, add, and change faster and easier. It reduces downtime and increases information storage, greatly reducing the time needed to locate and solve problems.

　IdentifierMany people may have no choice in the application and standard format in the network, as well as related devices and requirements. The author also provides three examples, we hope this article will help you understand the functions of network identification and related device configuration at and.