Case Study Overview
Forward-thinking cities like the City of Lancaster recognize the importance of using advanced networking technology to enhance interconnectivity between residents, as well as between personnel who provide the ongoing services that keep the community operating and progressing. It launched a number of projects and initiatives towards becoming a smart city. The smart city implementations range from data-driven energy conservation and management to citizen engagement platforms. An example is the Inform Lancaster app, which allows residents to use their mobile device to easily access information and report issues. Another, is the use of video cameras on LED street lights to help law enforcement improve public safety. These implementation projects also involve building a new Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) solution that uses smart devices to help cities work smarter to detect and report traffic conditions back to the remote Traffic Management Center (TMC). This provides the city with real-time data and predictive intelligence to improve operations, such as management of signalized intersections and allowing traffic operators to adapt to traffic incidents and congestion.
It is required to transform the traffic signal communication infrastructure from analog to digital, enhancing connectivity and transparency, migrate the existing copper traffic network to high-speed fiber optic communications
Design a solution that can be exposed to harsh weather such as high temperatures or heavy rain, otherwise communication would go down completely
Upgrade aging, 30-year-old infrastructure that doesn’t allow for remote monitoring of traffic conditions, making it impossible to promptly react to traffic incidents or large traffic jams as they occurred
Unreliable legacy communication infrastructure could fail 10 – 15 times per week
Moxa Solution
- With a high-speed fiber optic communications network, the Moxa hardware solution brought full Gigabit speed all the way out to the edge, reaching every cabinet connected to the fiber infrastructure, future-proofing the network and providing the bandwidth required to support the data and video needs of today and tomorrow.
- Moxa high-performance EDS- Series, IKS- Series, and ICS- Series switches connected the fiber network, capable of quickly and reliably transferring large amounts of video, voice, and data across the network. The core switch’s two 10G uplink capabilities also provided future expansion possibilities for the city.
- MXview, Moxa’s industrial network management software, allows staff to configure, monitor, and diagnose the network from a single location. A personalized dashboard improves transparency and efficiency while eliminating the need for time-consuming manual configuration.
- MXview also enables monitoring staff to create accurate visual geographical representations of all deployed equipment by superimposing the network topology on top of a city map.
Why Moxa
Driving towards a smarter future
Selected for Cutting-Edge Systems Around the World
The world’s most cutting-edge and advanced transportation projects rely on Moxa’s solutions.
Creating and Adhering to ITS Best Practices
A member of the ITS World Congress with solutions compatible with NEMA TS2 industry standards.
Complete High-Bandwidth Solutions
A complete portfolio of secure high-bandwidth solutions that empowers data-rich ITS applications.
Products Used
EDS-G512E Series
Gigabit Managed Ethernet Switch
Certifications:
The EDS-G512E Series is equipped with 12 Gigabit Ethernet ports and up to 4 fiber-optic ports, making it ideal for upgrading an existing network to Gigabit speed or building a new full Gigabit backbone. It also comes with 8 10/100/1000BaseT(X), 802.3af (PoE), and 802.3at (PoE+)-compliant Ethernet port options to connect high-bandwidth PoE devices. Gigabit transmission increases bandwidth for higher performance and transfers large amounts of triple-play services across a network quickly.
Features and Benefits:
- 8 IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at PoE+ standard ports
- 36-watt output per PoE+ port in high-power mode
- Turbo Ring and Turbo Chain (recovery time < 50 ms @ 250 switches), RSTP/STP, and MSTP for network redundancy
- RADIUS, TACACS+, MAB Authentication, SNMPv3, IEEE 802.1X, MAC ACL, HTTPS, SSH, and sticky MAC-addresses to enhance network security
- Security features based on IEC 62443
- EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, and Modbus TCP protocols supported for device management and monitoring
- Supports MXstudio for easy, visualized industrial network management
- V-ON™ ensures millisecond-level multicast data and video network recovery
MXstudio
Network Management Software
MXstudio is an automation-friendly network management suite that presents all network settings, conditions, and traceable records through a visual, engineer-friendly interface. Visibility of the network status simplifies installation, operation, maintenance, and diagnostics for all size of networks.
Features and Benefits:
- An all-in-one toolset for installation, operation, maintenance, and diagnostics stages of the network’s life cycle
- MXconfig, MXview, and N-Snap for easy and quick industrial network management
- MXview ToGo mobile app for remote monitoring—anytime, anywhere
ICS-G7826A Series
Rackmount Switches
Certifications:
Process automation and transportation automation applications combine data, voice, and video, and consequently require high performance and high reliability. The ICS-G7826A Series is equipped with 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports plus up to 2 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and support Layer 3 routing functionality to facilitate the deployment of applications across networks, making them ideal for large-scale industrial networks.
Features and Benefits:
- 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports plus up to 2 10G Ethernet ports
- Up to 26 optical fiber connections (SFP slots)
- Fanless, -40 to 75°C operating temperature range (T models)
- Turbo Ring and Turbo Chain (recovery time < 20 ms @ 250 switches) , and STP/RSTP/MSTP for network redundancy
- Isolated redundant power inputs with universal 110/220 VAC power supply range
- Supports MXstudio for easy, visualized industrial network management
- V-ON™ ensures millisecond-level multicast data and video network recovery
IKS-G6824A Series
Rackmount Switches
Certifications:
The IKS-G6824A’s full Gigabit capability increases bandwidth to provide high performance and the ability to quickly transfer large amounts of video, voice, and data across a network. The switches support the Turbo Ring, Turbo Chain, and RSTP/STP redundancy technologies, and are fanless and come with an isolated redundant power supply to increase system reliability and the availability of your network backbone.
Features and Benefits:
- Layer 3 routing interconnects multiple LAN segments
- 24 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Up to 24 optical fiber connections (SFP slots)
- Fanless, -40 to 75°C operating temperature range (T models)
- Turbo Ring and Turbo Chain (recovery time < 20 ms @ 250 switches) , and STP/RSTP/MSTP for network redundancy
- Isolated redundant power inputs with universal 110/220 VAC power supply range
- Supports MXstudio for easy, visualized industrial network management
- V-ON™ ensures millisecond-level multicast data and video network recovery
