How Can Your Network’s Performance Impact Deploying IIoT Technology?
Use Panduit’s Insights to Build a Robust Network Foundation for Your IIoT Deployment
How can you prepare your network infrastructure to successfully accommodate IIoT technology? Get answers to potential IIoT technology deployment issues that may impact your network infrastructure.
For example, here are some questions you may ask when deploying IIoT technology:
What is the impact of real-time data?
Most networks were not designed to react to and process data in real-time. From self-driving cars to digital control systems on factory floors, real-time data is a big part of IIoT deployments. Not being able to act on data in real-time can result in catastrophic results.
How does edge computing affect network performance?
Edge computing allows the compute, storage, and application resources to be located close to the user or the source of the data. With cloud deployment, these resources are in a distant data center owned by the cloud provider. Deploying IIoT solutions using the cloud makes it difficult to manage latency. Today, IIoT deployments can benefit more from edge computing than cloud computing.
How important is the data gathered from sensors?
IIoT data from predictive analytics provided by sensors can improve operational efficiency, reduce downtime, and save money for your business. The many types and characteristics of sensors are important to consider when deploying IIoT technology.
How important is bandwidth for helping IIoT technology extract information from data?
Bandwidth is everywhere. It is this ubiquity of bandwidth that allows devices to seamlessly switch between networks. As a result, connected devices no longer require endless cables and wires. Bandwidth allows us to communicate quickly and effectively, which makes IIoT possible.
What is the impact of packet loss?
IT network managers dislike packet loss because it steals valuable bandwidth, reducing the link’s available throughput. For OT network managers trying to deploy IIoT, a network’s latency is more important than bandwidth or throughput. Despite their differences, the minimization of corrupted packets requires both IT and OT to work together as they transform their network to leverage IIoT technology.
Panduit has developed a series of white papers describing the challenges surrounding the IIoT’s impact on the typical data center, why IT and OT managers may look at the same problems differently, how they can successfully resolve those problems, and the importance of IT/OT convergence to your network’s performance. In addition, you will learn the following:
- The importance of IT and OT network infrastructures
- Why IIoT process controls demand real-time data
- The relationship between IIoT technology and bandwidth
- The ways IIoT deployments can benefit from edge computing
- How to determine the importance of sensor specifications
Access all the papers in our IIoT white paper series.
