Intelligent 5G All-Fiber Network Solution for a Shenzhen Car Manufacturing Factory

With the advancement of Industry 4.0 and the continuous development of intelligent manufacturing, car manufacturing factories are facing unprecedented changes and opportunities. In this process, establishing an intelligent 5G all-fiber network has become one of the key technologies. The intelligent 5G all-fiber network not only enhances the factory's production efficiency and flexibility but also promotes the intelligence and digital transformation of the manufacturing process.

Customer Background

A car manufacturing factory in Shenzhen has recently built three new factories and needs to quickly deploy the network to accelerate the production. The project manager hopes to establish an intelligent 5G all-fiber network to cover both the production and office networks, speed up the network construction progress, and improve the production efficiency after the network is put into use.

Importance of the 5G All-Fiber Network

• Enhancing Production Efficiency and Flexibility: The intelligent 5G all-fiber network, with its high bandwidth and low latency, can assist the factory in real-time data transmission and analysis, flexible production line configuration, thereby improving production efficiency.
• Strengthening Intelligent Manufacturing Capabilities: The intelligent 5G all-fiber network is a foundational infrastructure for intelligent manufacturing, providing equipment interconnection and collaborative work, artificial intelligence, and automation, thereby enhancing the interconnectivity between devices and improving production efficiency.
• Improving Product Quality: The car manufacturing process is delicate and complex, and product consistency determines product quality. The intelligent 5G all-fiber network can significantly improve product quality and ensure consistency through real-time production line monitoring and timely data analysis.

Challenges Faced

• High Infrastructure Construction Costs: Implementing an intelligent 5G all-fiber network requires large-scale infrastructure construction, including the installation of fiber optic networks, 5G base stations, and related equipment, which requires a substantial investment of cost and time. Engineers can implement in stages to reduce the pressure of one-time investment.
• Technical Complexity: The 5G all-fiber network involves fiber optic communication, wireless transmission, and the integration of multiple protocols, which is relatively complex. This requires seeking cooperation with professional technical teams and strengthening the training of internal technical teams to ensure the project can operate normally.
• Network Security and Data Privacy: The automotive industry has a greater demand for network security and data privacy protection. Once information is leaked, it will bring a heavy loss to the enterprise. Therefore, engineers must build multi-layer security protection and data encryption and access control when planning network construction to avoid losses caused by network attacks.
• Network Signal Coverage Interference: In the actual factory environment, 5G networks are affected by metal structures, machinery, equipment, and buildings, which can lead to signal attenuation and interference. Engineers should use signal enhancement technology and detailed network planning to enhance the reliability and stability of the network.

Solution

This project uses a full-coverage wireless network construction method, with one export firewall and two core switches to build the core part of the entire network to prevent attacks from hackers and other unfriendly organizations.

The wireless network has zero downtime and low latency characteristics, which can achieve zero data packet loss and promote production on the production line, ensuring the precise scheduling of production equipment.

Product Recommendation

The preferred solution for building an intelligent 5G all-fiber network LAN for this car manufacturing factory is as follows:

• Firewall: F1000-AI-15 *1 unit
• OLT: S7503E * 2 units
• ONU: EGT316-P * 10 units
• AP: ET904-H-TWF * 50 units All products are selected from the H3C brand.

Product Details

Product Name	Model	Product Picture	Quantity	Brand
Core Switch	S7503E		4	H3C
Firewall	F1000-AI-15		1	H3C
ONU	EGT316-P		10	H3C
Wireless AP	ET904-H-TWF		25	H3C

Project Highlights

The implementation of the 5G all-fiber network in this project has advantages and challenges. Netcom Communication Technology engineers have successfully deployed the intelligent 5G all-fiber network through phased implementation, enhanced technical training, introduction of multi-layer security protection, optimization of network layout, and real-time monitoring, enhancing the factory's production efficiency and flexibility and promoting the development of intelligent manufacturing.

Additionally, the implementation of an intelligent 5G all-fiber network in a car manufacturing factory is of great significance. Besides improving production efficiency and flexibility and enhancing intelligent manufacturing capabilities, it also improves product quality and consistency, enhances security and reliability, and promotes green manufacturing and sustainable development. Against the backdrop of increasingly fierce global manufacturing competition, the intelligent 5G all-fiber network will become a key element for car manufacturing factories to enhance competitiveness and achieve intelligent transformation.