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The Solution:
After a site visit from and consultation
with Black Box project engineers
and product managers, the DKM FX
switching system was proposed. The
DKM FX system is comprised of the
appropriate hardware for this multiuser
application because it enables users to
connect and share target computers.
Additionally, since the DKM FX can
connect to fiber optic cable and CATx
cable at the same time through different
ports on the same chassis, the DKM FX
is ideal in an extension system that
needs to go between buildings on a
campus. The DKM FX system supports
fiber optic extension, which protects
against ground loops and lightning
strikes, and can be used between
buildings. The main building that housed
the Network Operations Center (NOC)
used standard CAT6 copper cabling.
The system distributed on this campus
was designed by Black Box specifically
for this client. Two of the many
advantages of the DKM FX system are
its flexibility and scalability. The system
of switches, cards, transmitters and
receivers, and chassis enable unique
configurations for each application
and client, and the configurations can
easily be planned to accommodate
the client’s growth.
In this setup, the 80-port DKM FX was
installed with a mix and match of 8-port
copper and fiber I/O cards. These cards
connected to DKM FX transmitters and
receivers across campus. Users at the
NOC in the main office can now
select, view, and control any of the
computers across campus. Because
of the mission-critical nature of the
business (monitoring oil drilling and
extraction equipment), it was
recommended that the components
have failsafe power supplies to ensure
system redundancy. The multiple users
of this system can easily log into any
user station on campus to access the
computers there. From the NOC,
users can monitor, view, and control
computers, servers, and other computer
controlled systems attached to the DKM
FX system. Additionally, users can switch
among computers and buildings with
no delay and regardless of distance.
Users at the NOC in the main office building
can easily monitor and access computer
systems anywhere on campus.
Black Box Case Studies:
The Challenge:
A petroleum oil company needed a video and peripheral matrix switching
and extension system that enabled multiple users to access computers
and servers from multiple buildings across campus. Several buildings
housed high-end monitoring computer systems that needed to be
accessed by users in the main office building.
Industrial