WiMAX ™ based HVAC options
Private
Networks for Medical, VoIP, and Banking
Heating,
Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment today achieves much of its
efficiencies such as pre-cooling buildings and step back during peak loads
with automated controls. These automated controls normally require a IP based
Ethernet connection to function. Also this equipment is generally found on
the roof of the building, often a place difficult to wire. However, since
CTC also generally places our equipment in the roofs of taller bindings we
often can deeply discount or outright trade the provisioning for this type
of connectivity. Our traditional WiFi feeds are often used for HVAC as
well but with WiMAX even greater degrees of placement variations, security,
separation and management are available to our customers.
Heating,
Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) equipment today achieves much of its
efficiencies such as pre-cooling buildings and step back during peak loads
with automated controls. These automated controls normally require a IP based
Ethernet connection to function. Also this equipment is generally found on
the roof of the building, often a place difficult to wire. However, since
CTC also generally places our equipment in the roofs of taller bindings we
often can deeply discount or outright trade the provisioning for this type
of connectivity. HVAC control on a private network does two things, keeps
your traffic off the Public Internet or allows for safe passage using advanced
VLAN or routing paths. CTC can build networks for you that eliminate the need
and expanse of Point-to-Point T-1s or expense outdated frame relay or newer
MPLS routers This is immensely valuable for locations that need say a T-1s
worth of bandwidth that can be spread across multiple buildings or sites.
This is particularly true for Management companies handling
many buildings. Particularly if clustered. Often it is required to have equipment
on many sites and monitored from others. This way AC units can be polled from
many buildings on the bandwidth normally needed for just one. If they are
managing 5 buildings in a given area and paying traditional rates for point-to-point
connections this could cost thousands of dollars a month, by using our VPN
and Private connection options we usually can handle this kind of requirement
for hundreds per month, a significant savings particularly when annualized.
CTC can also securely house the servers that provide the
operational brains of the system, and when these servers are stored in one
of our data centers you can be assured the power and connectivity supporting
it will be fully redundant.
CTC also has dry pipe options, a dry pipe is a standby
connection to a network that is a hot failover path or a alternate route to
get to your destination. Think of it as a short-cut or a back door into another
location. Since dry pipe connections do not require us to buy equivalent connectivity
to the Internet these can often be done at lower costs than expected.
CTC can also provide in the cloud solutions that can have
your HVAC system running across the city as easily as it runs in your physical
office. Furthermore we can do this so cost effectively that most customers
will save money while implementing a state of the art system that makes them
more efficient and with far more flexibility than traditional older systems.
Further by combining other building to building needs such as directory signage,
remote lock control, phones, credit card processing, and site-to-site networking
even greater savings are possible.
Since each private HVAC network requirement is different
please feel free to consult one of our sales engineers in planning your requirements.
Our VP of Sales Larry Levin would be happy to answer questions about Cameras,
Private networks, VPNs and HVAC options.
More information on a
HVAC private network.
A HVAC control system is a computerized control system for climate control in buildings. Stand alone control devices may be pneumatic or electronic. Some may have microprocessors, but to be considered a "control system" for the context of this article, computerized and networked are expected requirements. HVAC stands for heating, ventilation, air-conditioning. Often, these integrate fire, security, and lighting controls into one system. These systems typically use one or more central controllers to command and monitor the remote terminal unit controllers, and they communicate with one or more personal computers that are used as the operator interface. These control systems are typically used on large commercial and industrial buildings to allow central control of many HVAC units around the building(s). The latest systems use Ethernet for communications between central controllers--allowing remote access from a web browser.