Site network
Desert and coastal network design for MENA oil and gas sites
Fiber, industrial switches, and cabinets for heat, dust, and salt fog.
Where this design is used
Security video fails more often from the network than from the camera. Desert runs are long and hot. Coastal runs collect salt. A design that is only a switch in an office does not survive either place.
We plan the fiber route, the field cabinets, the power, and the path into the control room. Cameras, when the project needs them, remain original-factory devices on that network.
System architecture
System components
Fiber backbone
Single-mode fiber between process areas, pads, or station buildings, with spare cores documented for the owner.
Industrial switches
Field switches in cabinets rated for the heat or the salt at that location, not an office switch on a wall in the sun.
Power
UPS for the core and a stated hold-up time. We do not hide power inside a camera line item.
Cameras on the network
Original Rongfang, Wardmay, or other factory models, chosen for the area classification and carried on this network as part of the solution.
Localization and support
The port map and the cabinet labels can be issued in Arabic and English so the night technician and the remote engineer name the same port.
Technical highlights
Heat
Cabinet temperature is part of the design. Shade, color, and ventilation are specified instead of hoping the switch’s brochure covers a metal box in July.
Salt
Coastal cabinets and glands are chosen for salt fog. Indoor parts are not placed on the canopy.
Repair
A ring and labeled spares let a local technician swap a switch without redrawing the site.
The path that carries video
Fiber route
Fiber is the backbone between pads and buildings.
Field switch
The switch lives in a cabinet rated for that heat, not on a sunlit wall.
Coastal cabinet
Coastal cabinets and glands are chosen for salt fog.
Core rack
The core and its UPS are specified on their own, not hidden in a camera line.
Questions from project engineers
Is Wi-Fi the backbone?
No. Fiber is the design default between buildings and pads. Wireless is an exception we would have to justify.
How do the switches fit the solution?
We specify industrial networking equipment for the heat and the salt, and we integrate it so video reaches the control room.
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