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DIGITALIZATION & AUTOMATION
tic cables. These allow access to computer
technology in the background as if the operators
were sitting directly onsite.
Control room clusters on the smart
campus form the security area of Wiener
Netze and must remain accessible.
Therefore, the highest availability and
security are essential for this project.
For this reason, all infrastructures in the
control rooms are entirely redundant,
monitored and controlled with the aid of
modern technology.
All computers of the control rooms
were moved to a technical room and connected
to KVM matrix switches. KVM
peripheral modules extend and make
computer signals available at the control
rooms' workstations, each equipped with
six screens. In medium-voltage control
rooms, each console
is provided with
10 monitors.
The high-voltage control center (FIG.
7) is the largest in the control room
cluster. Upon entering, a display wall
equipped with 6-m × 4-m Barco LED
cubes immediately catches one's eye. Located
directly behind it is one of the technical
rooms, where several 19-in. server
racks are equipped with state-of-the-art
equipment so that the staff in the control
room can carry out their tasks smoothly
and continuously.
All control room workstations are
structured similarly, making it easy for employees
to change between them quickly.
This way, they can still perform their usual
tasks despite working on another desk.
This solution's key advantage is that
all computer sources are connected to a
matrix switch, extending the signals back
to the consoles. This lets employees access
the required computers from any
controller position.
In the central server room, a total
of 40, 19-in. racks were equipped and
installed, leading to immense computing
power. This is where the two fully
mirrored and redundant KVM matrix
switches are located.
All computer sources can be switched
to all workstations thanks to KVM matrices.
Predefined user rights make it possible
to determine which users can access
which computers.
Redundancy done right. Redundantly
designed IT infrastructures using KVM
systems provide numerous advantages.
Reliable and always available devices,
including redundancies, make a KVM
installation a safe investment with advancement
opportunities in the future.
From simple setups with extender lines
to complex concepts for fully redundant
infrastructures with automatic switching
to backup systems or redundant control
rooms, the possibilities for designing redundant
structures with KVM systems
and thus increasing application security
are endless. GP
DON HOSMER is the VP Sales
Americas and General Manager
at G&D North America Inc.
Mr. Hosmer has more than 30 yr
of experience in video, audio
and data transport applications.
He has extensive expertise in
control rooms and application design for KVM
extension products, switching systems and
compression technologies over both copper
and fiber cabling infrastructures. Mr. Hosmer
earned a BS degree in business from California
State University.
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