Make certain your community is prepared for a hybrid world the place the office is anyplace, endpoints might be something, and purposes are hosted far and wide.
Extending the facility of the safe community as near the sting as doable lets you higher reply to the surprising, reworking the challenges of hybrid work into alternatives for innovation. But think about if the “power” is definitely excessive voltage DC and that among the “transforming” isn’t having to be completed on the change!
We are right here at Cisco Live Amsterdam and are comfortable to announce 4 new compact fashions within the Catalyst 9200 Series, now with HVDC/AC energy choice:
- C9200CX-8UXG-2X
- C9200CX-8UXG-2XH
- C9200CX-12P-2XGH
- C9200CX-8P-2XGH
What Is New?
We launched the Cisco Catalyst 9200CX compact fashions late final yr to increase Layer 3 community entry with all of the options of the Catalyst 9200 Series switches, plus much more flexibility with its smaller dimension, and extra energy-efficient fanless operation. The smaller footprint and quieter fanless design imply the change can go in additional locations the place different switches can not, comparable to below desks, in closets, on the wall, and on the checkout counter for retail level of sale (POS) installations. These compact switches are being utilized in places which can be straightforward to arrange and simple to dismantle, comparable to ATM leases, small workplace house places of work (SOHO), prolonged hospitals, cell clinics, school rooms, cruise ships, sports activities video games, festivals, occasions, and pop-up kiosks.
Additional Key Benefits of Catalyst 9200CX
- Naturally cooled fanless operation
- Multiple port decisions with unbelievable speeds, 1G to 10G, and now 10G multigigabit (new).
- HVDC/AC energy choices (new) for elevated energy efficiencies and diminished conversion losses
- Up to 60W PoE choices (new)
- Zero Trust safety with policy-based segmentation, for much less downtime
- Built-in micro-SSD card slot for the “offline” setup
Lost In Translation
HVDC or excessive voltage direct present energy has been round for a very long time.
Initially deemed the least environment friendly solution to transport electrical energy over lengthy distances, HVDC has been seen as the subsequent technology of vitality supply. With the power to switch a major quantity of energy over giant distances energy losses at the moment are solely about 3% for each 1,000 km.
Why are we speaking about it now?
Most electronics need DC – all these little energy cubes are AC to DC energy converters.
Currently, energy grids distribute AC electrical energy to houses and buildings, that means these units should convert the AC energy they get into the DC energy they want. While the conversion course of might be pretty environment friendly (as much as 96%) when the fee is not any concern, as a rule much less environment friendly however cheaper drivers are used to scale back price.
Have you ever touched a standard AC-powered LED mild bulb and found it’s scorching? Unlike incandescent bulbs, LEDs solely emit mild – no warmth. So why are they scorching? Simple. Most drivers for cheap LED lights are inefficient (80% on common). In truth, on common, about 20% of vitality is misplaced as warmth throughout conversion. Ultimately, by offering these programs and units straight with DC energy, the necessity for these inefficient drivers is eradicated.
In truth, as much as 74% of masses in a constructing might require DC energy, when contemplating EV chargers and HVAC tools with DC motors (R. Price and M. Scerbo, “New LEED pilot credit encourages energy savings with DC power systems,” U.S. Green Building Council, Feb. 28, 2019).
Using HVDC transmission programs in sensible buildings, known as DC microgrids, will increase resiliency, security, efficiency, effectivity, stability, in addition to plug-and-play capabilities. Using HVDC to energy the change to energy finish units with PoE -TVs, laptops, entry factors, telephones, LED lights, shades, controllers and sensors, and so on., extends these advantages to just about every thing in your workplace.
PoE has been proven to considerably scale back the facility utilized in next-generation sensible hybrid workspaces like Cisco’s PENN 1.
Further, DC infrastructure can play a significant half within the “smart grid” decentralized energy technology, storage, distribution, and management.
The Catalyst 9200CX is designed to let you safe your community from the within out, making use of steady zero-trust safety anyplace you want it, and sometimes extending your community to locations it has by no means been earlier than. And now with HVDC/AC energy, PoE, and 60W Cisco UPOE, it will possibly lengthen connectivity even additional.
Whether within the board room or the bed room, on the checkout counter, or the check-in desk, don’t field in your community to a standard workspace or office; embrace the way forward for hybrid work with Catalyst 9200CX compact switches.
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