Overview
Deploy Fiber-to-the-Desk and Power over Ethernet
Fiber-to-the-Desk is deployed where distance and security requirements surpass the capabilities of copper Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling.
Desktop devices such as VoIP Phones, video terminals, and even thin client computers are powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE, PoE+ and HPoE) through the transfer of DC electrical power along with data over standard UTP network cabling.
The challenge in deploying Fiber-to-the-Desk is that fiber optic cabling does not transfer electricity like copper network cabling.
Omnitron PoE Fiber Switches and PoE Media Converters enable fiber connectivity to desktop devices AND provide Power over Ethernet.
Products
Omnitron PoE Fiber Switches and Media Converters
OmniConverter® PoE Media Converters
OmniConverter PoE Media Converters enable distance extension over fiber optic cabling and provide PoE (15W), PoE+ (30W) and HPoE (60W) for one or two IP surveillance cameras.
OmniConverter PoE Fiber Switches
OmniConverter PoE Fiber Switches enable fiber network distance extension and provide PoE, PoE+, or HPoE on all RJ-45 ports for up to eight IP cameras. They are available with IP-based management via a web interface, Telnet or serial console interface.
PoE Fiber-to-the-Desk Application
Fiber-to-the-Desk Application Example
In this application example, a fiber-to-the-desk network is deployed in a large office.
Fiber is distributed from a copper network switch in a data closet using media converters. iConverter, miConverter or FlexPoint media converters can be installed in high-density rack-mount chassis to provide reliable and cost-effective fiber distribution from existing copper network equipment.
Fiber optic cables run to offices and cubicles, where they are terminated by OmniConverter PoE Media Converters and a PoE Fiber Switches that are powered by AC or DC power sources. The PoE media converters and switches provide fiber-to-copper media conversion, plus Power over Ethernet (PoE) via UTP cabling for up to eight PoE Powered Devices (PDs). OmniConverter PoE media converters and switches automatically negotiate the required PoE power level with the attached PD, and automatically detect whether or not a connected device is a PoE PD, so non-PD devices can also be safely connected.
In OFFICE 1, the OmniConverter media converter has two RJ-45 ports that provide PoE to an IP Phone and PoE+ to Video Conferencing Equipment. A desktop PC is tethered to the IP phone and receives data only over the UTP cable.
In OFFICE 2, the OmniConverter media converter has two RJ-45 ports that provide HPoE to Thin Client, and PoE to a VoIP Phone.
In the CUBICLES, an OmniConverter PoE fiber switch provides PoE to four (and up to eight) VoIP phones with tethered PCs that receive data only over the UTP cable.
