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CASE STUDY
London Luton Airport now has one of the most technically
advanced security solutions available.
to strength, supplying a high quality service to an
expanding high profile customer base. They aim to
deliver and integrate solutions for their
clients across a network platform to
provide high quality, efficiency and
control.
DWM has been working with LLAOL
for 12 years and was chosen to work
on this part of the project for its
proven knowledge and expertise. With
the design having to incorporate the
migration of critical IT services with
minimum downtime and maintaining
full airport operations, it was really
important to LLAOL that they picked
the right partner for the job.
The Solution
DWM recommended the Excel solution
due to its proven track record, its
technical capability, which is backed up by
independent third party verification from Delta,
and the fact that it’s backed by a 25 year warranty.
DWM is an authorised Excel Cabling Partner and has
undergone regular technical training and, as a result,
is able to offer the 25 year warranty on all of its
installations.
Due to the nature of the products being installed
within the enhanced security area at the airport,
an Excel screened Category 6A (Class E A) solution
was chosen, which provides 10 Gigabit Ethernet
to ensure the network is future proofed and with
it being screened cable, it ensures that there is no
electromagnetic noise and mitigates the chance of
alien cross talk within the cable bundles, as well as
protecting the cable from potential interference from
the various equipment being installed.
Excel OS2 singlemode armoured fibre cable,
panels, patch leads and connectors were installed to
provide the fibre optic backbone of the network. With
the armoured fibre this ensures that it’s protected
from the chance of any rodents biting through the
cable. By utilising OS2 fibre cable, LLAOL was able
to future proof its business operations as this fibre
has the capability to run up to 10 / 40 and 100
Gigabit Ethernet applications over vast distances.
A deployment of 10GBASE-ER/EW (10 Gigabit) can
be installed over 22,250m, where as OS1 would be
limited to 2,000m.
Excel Environ ER Racks were chosen to house
all of the equipment. Three black 42U 800 x 800
racks were used, each with ventilated
mesh front doors and ventilated rear
wardrobe doors providing 70 per cent
ventilation within the rack. The racks
have advanced vertical management,
which allows for the racks to operate
extremely effectively as a solution
when bayed together as they aid interrack connectivity.
Within the racks Excel Intelligent
PDUs were installed with temperature
and humidity sensors to provide
continual monitoring of the
installation and to allow for the remote
management of the power within the
rack if required. Each PDU is capable
of having 7 temperature sensors
deployed as standard, allowing for
monitoring at the top, middle and bottom of
a rack at both the front and rear to gain maximum
and more accurate measurements, to make better
management and maintenance decisions relating to
the network. The remote management can be done
through a standard web browser, making deployment
as simple and easy as possible.
The Result
The installation took part in the summer of 2015 as
phase 1 of 14 campus wide infrastructure upgrades.
DWM worked to a tight programme as directed by
LLAOL and had to co-ordinate its engineers on-site
around the other contractors who were providing
additional services at the time. The installation ran
smoothly with minimal disruption to the everyday
workings of the airport. London Luton Airport now
has one of the most up-to-date and technically
advanced security solutions available, which helps
to ensure the safety of its passengers and staff
every single day with the added knowledge that
the Excel infrastructure platform is backed by the
comprehensive 25 year warranty.
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