Systems For Connected Transportation Network Infrastructure

The global transportation industry is in its most transformative periods ever, with connected infrastructure opening new avenues for business development. On-board Wi-Fi with live video streaming, centralized operations and integrated video surveillance enhance mass transit experience by making it efficient, enjoyable and safe. Transportation companies worldwide are thus looking to expand their network capabilities by leveraging wireless connectivity and IP security while optimizing infrastructure and maintenance costs.

Power Over Ethernet (PoE) for Connected Transport

PoE technology provides a reliable and affordable source of power over the same Ethernet network that is widely used by wireless Access Points, video surveillance cameras and radios. Microsemi’s reliable PoE products provide advanced indoor, outdoor and industrial solutions address the unique network requirements of the transportation industry and offer complete flexibility in enabling wireless broadband mobility, station connectivity, IP surveillance, monitoring, and communications in railway stations, airports, metros, and bus stations. Our solutions help create a converged network infrastructure, connecting people, processes, data and things, helping you transform your transit systems.

Microsemi offers a diverse range of single and multi-port 1G/2.5G/10G PoE Midspan Injectors and Switches, supporting 15 W to 95 W per port, towards indoor, outdoor and industrial applications.

Key product features beneficial to the transportation industry include:

• High power, full power PoE injectors powering IP connected devices such as Wi-Fi Access Points, PTZ cameras and radios with power consumption up to 95 W per port
• Higher bandwidth 802.11ac Wave 2 deployments with 2.5G and 10G PoE Midspans and Switches
• SFP input solutions covering distance installations of up to 10 km
• IP66, lightening and surge protection for extreme weather conditions in outdoor environments
• SNMP-based and web-based tools enabling remote management of network devices installed in hard to reach locations

A leading provider of end-to-end PoE ICs, midspan injectors and switches for indoor and outdoor deployments since 1999, Microsemi is a PoE technology thought leader, having contributed significantly to IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3bt and HDBaseT standards. Microsemi continues to innovate PoE solutions to support newer applications demanding higher power, greater speed, and challenging indoor and outdoor specifications, while ensuring lower opex and faster deployment.

Timing Solutions in Transportation

Accurate, precise time similarly plays a critical role in other segments of the transportation industry. Public transit companies, package delivery and airlines, for example, need to ensure that their widespread networks are time synchronized for accurate timekeeping.

Microsemi is the leader in Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers, which connect to various potential sources of synchronization, including GPS inputs, to accurately distribute timing using the NTP protocol. Microsemi SyncServers® and bus cards with driver software deliver the accuracy and robustness needed to provide accurate time stamping that determines with certainty exactly when a package was delivered or a shipping service reaches a certain milestone. Microsemi NTP servers are also well-suited to operate as the master clock for time display networks common to transportation, like railways and airports.

Accurate and robust network timing enables better decision-making to improve the performance of the transportation system and ensure a positive passenger experience. Microsemi technology also provides heightened time security against GPS spoofing and jamming, to protect GPS-delivered position, navigation and timing (PNT) data to critical transportation infrastructure.

For service providers looking to increase network edge capacity and coverage to deliver advanced wireless services for transit facility hotspots, Microsemi provides complete timing systems for network time synchronization, and accurate time stamping across distributed systems. Microsemi’s time and synchronization solutions enable indoor and outdoor wireless network deployment scenarios in transit facilities and are ideal for multiple applications including small cells for high-density LTE coverage and wireless backhaul.

Microsemi precise time solutions set the world's standard for time. Our timing and synchronization solutions to generate, distribute and apply accurate, precise time are used worldwide in multiple industries, including communications, aerospace/defense, IT infrastructure and metrology. With Microsemi's advanced technologies for energy efficiency and time accuracy, we can help you build more reliable and secure networks and systems to meet the most demanding connected transportation network applications.

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