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By Brad (Biju) Oommen Originally published in  Cabling Installation & Maintenance Product analysis: Plenum-rated in-ceiling switch for PoE lighting and smart building applications August 24, 2018                   By Brad (Biju) Oommen Power over Ethernet (PoE) is an important component of smart building technology and strategy. Using PoE, we can combine the requisite data connection and supply power to a device over a local area network (LAN) cable. This approach to connectivity and delivering power simplifies the work required for installations, thus lowering installation costs and operating costs, and opens up new vistas for a series of applications and use cases. Plenum-rated network switches can now be installed in the ceiling to provide power and data connection to  intelligent LED lighting systems  using data cables. For example, lighting systems can become residents on the data network and become an integral part of an Internet of T

By Brad (Biju) Oommen Originally published in  https://www.ucnetworkmanagement.com/topics/ucnetworkmanagement/articles/439113-enterprise-session-border-controller-aids-small-remote-office.htm   August 13, 2018 Enterprise Session Border Controller Aids Small Remote Office Deployments By  Biju Oommen  - Distributed contact centers are migrating to Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and IP-based communications infrastructure.  These technologies reduce costs while increasing business agility and productivity.  For converged voice networks, the Enterprise Session Border Controller (eSBC) can play a pivotal role in ironing out interoperability concerns while securely enabling SIP communications. Because eSBCs manage and control SIP signalling and associated RTP (real-time protocol) audio streams, they are able to address challenges pertaining to SIP VoIP service quality, security, and SIP interoperability, including handling codec mismatches and subtle differences in SIP