ISE Magazine, February 2019

ISE ICT SOLUTIONS EDUCATION 34 2019 TRENDS the enterprise it will be costly to retrofit devices such as laptops printers security cameras and projectors with 5G chipsets Plus enterprise buildings will require in building antenna systems increasing deployment cost Enterprise Wi Fi will continue to evolve to bring many if not more benefits over 5G IEEE 80211ax also known as Wi Fi 6 due for release in 2019 It will allow for wireless data rates up to 10 Gb s and wider coverage than 80211ac In 2019 we will also see 80211ax show up in all kinds of devices including phones computers tablets and more At the same time 80211ac Wi Fi 5 will continue to grow in the enterprise with the capability to deliver up to 69 Gb s To get the most out of 80211ac and 80211ax the TIA recommends using Cat 6A cables in new installations which will give you higher data rates and increased power The organization also suggests a minimum of 2 drops for every wireless WAP so future upgrades take less time TREND 3 AV and IT Systems Converge Businesses universities and other enterprise environments are increasingly integrating their AV systems into the larger network With videoconferencing presentation through BYOD devices collaborative technology and large 4K displays IT and AV are more intertwined than ever And that means that AV will increasingly fall under the realm of IT managers as opposed to facility managers in the past We will continue to see a move to HDBaseT technology throughout these enterprise environments especially in classrooms and conference rooms HDBaseT allows for the long distance delivery of ultra high definition audio and video Ethernet controls USB 20 and power all over twisted pair category cable Power over HDBaseT PoH powers the HDBaseT link over the same category cable allowing for integrated transmitters in devices like matrix switches to power remote receivers TREND 4 Data Centers Move to 100 Gb s and Beyond Data centers everywhere are updating their networks to address bandwidth demands 100 Gb s Ethernet made big moves in the market in 2018 and 100 Gb s switch shipments are now surpassing 40 Gb s shipments Cloud provider HyperScalers https www hyperscalers com and large enterprise data center networks are moving to 100 Gb s uplinks and 25 Gb s at the server 25 Gb s port shipments grew 359 year over year in early 2018 according to IDCs Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch and Router Tracker https www idc com The jump is attributed to top of rack updates in dense data center server access ports In the future we can also expect these networks to migrate to 200 and 400 Gb s uplinks and 50 and 100 Gb s at the server 400 Gb s Ethernet switches began shipping in 2018 and we will begin to see adoption among some large and hyperscale data centers in 2019 Crehan Research http www crehanresearch com predicts that these switches will drive the majority of data center switch bandwidth by 2022 According to Crehan Researchs Data Center Switch Long Range Forecast Report 400 Gb s will surpass a million ports shipped in less time than it took 100 Gb s to reach that threshold As the market moves toward 200 and 400 Gb s single mode fiber cabling will see greater adoption This is a result of decreasing cost and recent standards committee activities that continue to promote more single mode options The decrease in cost is largely the result of September 2018 Leviton Poll of325 Network ProfessionalsWhich PoE application will grow themost in the next three years LightingWireless access pointsBuilding controls19 50 29 2 Other Leviton Poll PoE Growth Expectations