Other Network Components

This section offers a general overview of some of the other network components, not provided by Quuppa, that can be used as part of the Quuppa system infrastructure.

Please note that Quuppa does not provide support for network component's from third parties and this section is just intended to give some ideas as to what types of network devices you may need for your deployment.

Important: Any devices mentioned in this section are third party product and components for which Quuppa does not assume any liability and Quuppa cannot guarantee functionality or interoperability of such third party products and components. The recommendations described here are solely general experiences of Quuppa from prior projects. For any particular new project, Quuppa always recommends the partner and/or end customer to test all applicable products, components and integrations thereof to ensure sufficient interoperability and functioning of the solution.

PoE Switches

PoE switches are key components to any Quuppa system infrastructure. When selecting a device, please ensure that it is an enterprise-level device and that you test it thoroughly before taking it into use.

The Generation Q Quuppa Locators (Q17 and Q35) and LD Generation Quuppa Locators (LD-6L and LD-7L) differ in their Ethernet connectivity specifications and this should be taken into consideration when selecting a suitable PoE switch for your system. For example:

The Q17 and Q35 Locators support a 100Mbit/s full duplex communication, accepts both shielded and unshielded Ethernet cabling and conforms to the IEEE 802.3at Type 1 PoE standard.
The LD-6L Locators only support a 10Mbit/s half duplex communication with unshielded cabling and defaults to PoE power class 0 device.

For this reason, the Generation Q Locators are compatible with a wider variety of different PoE switches that the LD Generation Locators. For more information about the differences, please see the Quuppa Locator Power Supply and Connectivity Specification table below.

PoE Extenders

There are a number of low cost PoE extenders and PoE-powered PoE switches on the market, that can be used in Quuppa system infrastructures. These devices can be used to provide power and connectivity to Quuppa Locators without needing direct electrical connectivity. This means that they provide a low cost alternative to powered PoE switches for extending the network infrastructure. When used together with zonal cabling, they can significantly reduce the cabling costs for the deployment.

For more information about possible network infrastructure options, please see the Typical System Architectures section of this guide.

Quuppa Locator Power Supply and Connectivity Specification


	Q17	Q35	LD-6L	LD-7L
Power Supply	48V PoE (Power over Ethernet) 5V DC (micro USB)	48V PoE (Power over Ethernet) 5V DC (micro USB)	48V PoE (Power over Ethernet) 12V DC (DC plug 6.4mm / 2.0mm)	48V PoE (Power over Ethernet)
Power Consumption	1W	1W	2W	2W
Data Connectivity	Ethernet	Ethernet	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet Connector	RJ-45	RJ-45	RJ-45	RJ-45
PoE and Cable Types	Standard IEEE 802.3at Type 1 PoE, power class 1 (Low power device) Support for both shielded and unshielded cables	Standard IEEE 802.3at Type 1 PoE, power class 1 (Low power device) Support for both shielded and unshielded cables	Power class 0 Quuppa recommends using unshielded cables NOTE: When using shielded Ethernet cables, Quuppa recommends using a short unshielded patch cable between the Locator/patch panel and the switch	Power class 0 Support for both shielded and unshielded cables
Ethernet Connectivity	100Mbit/s Full duplex	100Mbit/s Full duplex	10Mbit/s Half duplex	10Mbit/s Half duplex
Data (UDP) port configuration	Simplified network configuration: Single UDP port configuration for data and commands between Locator and QPE	Simplified network configuration: Single UDP port configuration for data and commands between Locator and QPE	UDP data and commands running over separate ports between the Locator and QPE	UDP data and commands running over separate ports between the Locator and QPE