The Internet of things is developing rapidly with an exponential speed level. It is estimated that by 2020, the number of permanent networking objects will reach over 25 billion, which will produce much more values than the Internet itself. In the 2017 World Mobile Meeting (Shanghai), the Deputy General Manager of Jiangsu Hengtong Cable Technology Co., Ltd., the Chief Engineer Lu Xin accepted the interview of "Network Telecom"’s reporter, and described the blueprint for Hengtong’s layout of IOT.
Lu Xin pointed out that different from the big connections of the Internet, the era of Internet of thing could connect every object, even invisible and untouched temperature, humidity and air into the network. Massive connections have brought unprecedented opportunities to enterprises in this ecological chain. Hengtong has committed to providing a communication connection products from the date of its foundation. Now, Hengtong not only provides products, but also provides solutions and will provide platform and services in future. Extend and expand the application of connections, and make it fine. To achieve this transformation, the Internet of things is one of the directions. Hengtong provides end to end solutions from product, integration to platform and service. Taking cable products as an example, Hengtong not only provides cable, but also provides components, integrated product and systematic connection solution such as cable connection accessories etc. In the future Hengtong will connect these products and objects into the network, and provide the connection platform. In such a way product is produced to be integrated and connected into network. which made a management over all the the object within network. At the same time it even could monitor cable’s running state and all kinds of information including real-time temperature. It makes more intelligent cable as a part of networking information.
The data center is one of the starting points for IOT. In the era of intelligence, data center, will make further extension from the center to the edge, the community and the individual. Everyone will have own data center, and be able to obtain world information resources at home. People can travel around the world by AR/VR, work, travel, shopping and other aspects will become unprecedented convenient. City’s management, enterprise management especially the traditional manufacturing industry will also be injected into new vitality from it. Hengtong can not only provide data center’s complete product integration solution, but also the data center management platform solutions. Taking the data center of the enterprise as an example, Lu Xin introduced the IOT’s application in it. To make sure the 24/7’s running with no fault, the data center should be built with multiple security measurements like UPS, double backup power etc. As enterprise is usually not professional data center operators, who do not have a professional maintenance staff, and will not develop their own integrated network management platform, resulting to relatively loose management over data center. By using IOT technology, connecting the data center power supply, UPS power equipment, air conditioner, temperature and humidity information, access control, smoke, CCTV and other security information into IOT platform, through which the platform administrator account will be provided to the enterprise maintenance personnel. Enterprises will spend relative less human resources and capital investment to gain integrated management platform of large-scaled data center. Remote monitoring, control, parameter setting on the platform will improve the operation efficiency and reduce the operation cost.
Hengtong is IOT solution provider as well as its user and practitioner. According to the introduction, Hengtong’s production equipment are all connected to the network through the control system or external sensor devices. The switch state, running state, abnormal events, production schedule and other information of the equipment are all connected to the control center through the network. Management personnel can be very convenient to know the real-time production condition or abnormal events through smart watch, mobile phone, computer etc. and real time release to the relevant persons responsible for the timely handling, which has greatly enhanced the production efficiency.
Lu Xin concluded that connection produces value. Data can only be collected and analyzed and even applied after be connected. This is the value of IOT. The development of Hengtong’s IOT is making layout in some fine molecular field. Firstly pilot in well-known industries, serving to company's future transformation planning.
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