Fits Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Needs for Today and Tomorrow
Due to increasing population and
environmental regulations, municipal water authorities
are facing ever increasing costs and challenges for
both clean water supply and wastewater management.
To achieve maximum efficiency in water processing,
municipalities need to address both existing technologies,
as well as add newer, more advantageous technologies.
Ethernet's flexibility is crucial to its use in industrial
networking
because it allows Ethernet networks to
integrate existing devices and protocols by using serial
device servers, making it easy to migrate from an existing
serial network to a faster and more flexible Ethernet
network. Fiber is required in many areas because it
is easier to deploy for longer distances throughout
the facility.
Implementation in terms of Cost and Technology
Moxa offers a broad range of Ethernet
solutions well suited for the demands and conditions
required in networking any water or wastewater facility.
The plant can utilize a combination of managed and
unmanaged switches for direct connection between PLCs,
HMIs, and peripheral devices in multiple buildings.
Reliability is usually provided through equipment
and communication
redundancy, and by using rugged managed switches.
The "plug & play" capability
of Moxa's switches that use Ethernet along with
TCP/IP connectivity sharply reduces configuration and
reconfiguration costs.
Offers
a wide selection of networking solutions, ranging
from modular gigabit to managed redundant switches
and unmanaged plug & play” switches
Both copper and fiber
for flexible cabling options
Provides standard SNMP
management
Supports network redundancy and power redundancy
Provides password protection, port locking, MAC and IP address filtering
Integrate existing devices and protocols by using serial device servers such as Moxa's NPort series
