Reserve enough spare space.

With the rapid development of information technology, each desk needs at least one computer and one telephone. In most cases, we realize it through a star-shaped wiring system. Quite simply, we need a place to put the core of this star structure and create a controllable running environment around it. But this needs to occupy valuable housing area, and at the same time, it will also lose some effective working area. Owners always want more office space. If such problems are ignored, the performance of the network may be greatly reduced, and even the business of the company may be affected. This paper aims at expounding the key problems that should be paid attention to in the design of communication room.

The size and shape of the computer room

Both the building area and the effective area have an important impact on the space demand of the computer room, so we should start from the actual needs of users, such as the number and types of office desktop services. In fact, the more services you need, the more rooms you need to accommodate these devices. ??50174For reference, ask for the clearance around the cabinet12 m, The size of the communication room can be calculated by how many racks you have, and then add the headroom that needs to be reserved to calculate the size requirements of their entire room. We may need to obtain the consent of the owner and consider the room environment of the communication room where the server needs to be placed. In addition to adequate room space, proper lighting and temperature control are also needed. This will be explained in more detail later.

Other factors need to be considered, such as the size of the door and the bearing capacity of the floor. The size of the door involves some equipment access problems during installation. For example, an 800 mm cabinet cannot pass through a 2' 6 "door. So it may be easier and cheaper to use double doors at this time. At the same time, the bearing capacity of the floor should also be considered. Whether these floors are structured floors or ordinary floors, the rack of the server may not be any trouble, but we need to pay special attention to large UPS uninterruptible power supply and storage area network equipment.

Appropriate position

In the new building, we will have the opportunity to choose the center of the work area to design the communication room to reduce the length of the cable, which will help to ensure that the cable is within the length range specified by the standard and reduce the cost.

If possible, the communication room can be vertically arranged in a multi-storey building to simplify the design of the network backbone.

It is necessary to avoid electromagnetic interference sources as much as possible. Workshop is a very easy place to produce electromagnetic interference, and there are also some invisible interference sources, such as photocopiers and lasers.

Printers are also killers of electromagnetic interference.

Flood is a key factor to be considered. It is important to avoid choosing the reception room on the first floor, and stay away from the humid environment.

Avoid setting up communication rooms in overheated places, not only to reduce the working requirements of air conditioners. In an ordinary workshop, boilers and heat pipes are very easy to distinguish (the latter is also a hidden danger of flooding), and some invisible heat sources may be difficult to detect. For example, we can put the cabinet in the window facing south, and the sun is easy to radiate.

Maintenance situation

Standardizing the layout of communication room can simplify the management of wiring system, however, it is very important to keep the servers, cables, paths and spaces clean and clearly labeled when changing.

Appropriate lighting and air conditioning have been mentioned in the previous description. We can paint the wall with proper color and pay a little attention to the installation position of lamps, so that it is easier for the computer room space to have proper lighting, thus ensuring that the cabinet or overhead can have enough lighting to work. In the communication room, choosing hot air conditioning (HVAC) is the best way to control the room temperature. Its purpose is to ensure that any active equipment can work at a suitable temperature and run normally, instead of cooling the temperature outside the cabinet. Sealed cabinets can prevent cold air from spreading, and open shelves are very helpful. By installing a cooling fan in the cooling channel on the rack, air can be forced to circulate, ensuring the normal working temperature of the equipment, and there is no need to transfer heat through the floor. The ideal HVAC should be able to form a little positive pressure to reduce dust and other pollutants from the outside.

AC power supply is necessary. The connection from the fuse structure to the cabinet is definitely more reliable than through the 13A socket. Of course, it is not excluded that sometimes some general sockets are directly used to supply power to electric tools or vacuum cleaners. Redundant power sources such as quick-start generators or UPS are also very favorable configurations. Most UPS can provide pure AC power supply, and it is always very important to connect communication equipment with high quality.

Fire detection and early warning is also an important consideration. Although fires rarely occur, we still need to consider the influence of corrosive gases on the equipment in advanced communication rooms. In those places where automatic sprinkler systems are used, the main pipeline system is the first choice. In those places where POC (flammable material) is used, besides the separate automatic sprinkler, some detectors need to be placed in the pipeline. This will help to prevent the accident from expanding and affecting the whole system. When installing water pipes, you must carefully consider the laying of wires around the water pipes.

Security and access

We have established a suitable space as our communication room, and at the same time, we should consider the safety of the room and only allow some legal access to the system. Fortunately, our intelligent wiring management system can show its talents here. It can automatically detect unauthorized plug-in changes in the cabinet and provide detailed logging. In addition, we can also record illegal photos through webcams and emails to inform network administrators or security service desks, and record these events in real time. In addition to the well-known security functions mentioned above, network management software can also manage multiple enterprise users in a building separately.

The communication room should only store equipment that meets the required functions. The placement of other devices can easily lead to illegal access, and sooner or later an accident will lead to network failure.

The last word of advice

A highly reliable network is by no means empty talk. Creating and maintaining a suitable communication room environment is the most basic principle. Only by taking this as the principle can we achieve our goal.