Optical network system for a hospital building
By adopting a layered architecture and modular patch panel design in hospital buildings, the problems of low signal transmission efficiency and difficult line maintenance across multiple floors have been solved, enabling independent management and efficient signal transmission, reducing equipment risks and improving maintenance efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WUHAN ZHONGXIANG RUIDA TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing hospital building optical network systems suffer from inefficiency and maintenance difficulties in multi-floor signal transmission and line management, especially due to complex cable layouts and a lack of effective zoning planning, which leads to low signal transmission efficiency and difficult line maintenance.
The system adopts a layered architecture design with horizontal zones, low-voltage wells, computer rooms, and low-voltage access rooms. Through a physical isolation transmission system using large-pair cables and optical fibers, combined with modular patch panels and switches, it achieves independent management of network access points on each floor and parallel signal transmission. The physical isolation between external lines and internal networks reduces the risk of equipment being struck by lightning or subjected to electromagnetic interference, and improves maintenance efficiency through standardized line management interfaces.
Independent management of network access points on each floor was achieved, shortening the physical distance between terminal equipment and the backbone line, avoiding signal interference, reducing the risk of equipment being struck by lightning or electromagnetic interference, significantly improving line maintenance efficiency and fault location speed, and enhancing signal transmission efficiency and stability.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of hospital building construction technology, and in particular to an optical network system for hospital buildings. Background Technology
[0002] Optical network systems in hospital buildings are a crucial component of modern medical information infrastructure, primarily functioning to enable efficient transmission and management of information within the hospital. With the rapid development of medical technology, hospitals have increasingly higher requirements for the speed, stability, and security of information transmission. As the core infrastructure of hospital informatization, optical network systems not only need to meet daily communication needs but also support high-bandwidth applications such as telemedicine and electronic medical records, thereby improving the quality of medical services and management levels.
[0003] However, existing hospital building optical network systems have shortcomings in multi-floor signal transmission and line management. Specifically, the complex cable layout and lack of effective zoning planning lead to low signal transmission efficiency and difficult line maintenance. This problem urgently needs to be solved to ensure the high efficiency and reliability of information transmission within hospital buildings. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the technical problems of the prior art, this utility model provides an optical network system for hospital buildings.
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0006] A hospital building optical network system includes: a horizontal zone, a low-voltage shaft, a computer room, and a low-voltage power supply room; the horizontal zone corresponds to each floor; a communication socket is installed in the horizontal zone; the cables of the communication socket extend into the low-voltage shaft; large-pair cables and optical cables are installed in the low-voltage shaft; the low-voltage shaft is connected to the computer room through large-pair cables and optical cables; the low-voltage power supply room is used to introduce telephone cables and multi-core optical cables into the computer room.
[0007] Furthermore, the communication sockets include telephone sockets, intranet computer sockets, and extranet computer sockets; a patch panel is installed in the low-voltage well; the cables for the telephone sockets, intranet computer sockets, and extranet computer sockets are introduced into the patch panel.
[0008] Furthermore, large-pair cables are routed out from the patch panel.
[0009] Furthermore, optical cables are led out from the patch panel; a switch and a first optical fiber interconnection device are also installed in the low-voltage well; the optical cable is introduced into the switch; the switch is connected to the first optical fiber interconnection device through the optical cable; the first optical fiber interconnection device is connected to the computer room through the optical cable.
[0010] Furthermore, the computer room is equipped with a data main distribution frame and a voice main distribution frame; the data main distribution frame is used to connect optical cables; and the voice main distribution frame is used to connect large-pair cables.
[0011] Furthermore, the computer room also houses a server cluster; the main data distribution frame is connected to the server cluster via fiber optic cable.
[0012] Furthermore, the computer room is also equipped with a second fiber optic interconnection device and network equipment; the second fiber optic interconnection device is connected to the main data distribution frame; the second fiber optic interconnection device is connected to the network equipment; and the network equipment is connected to the server cluster. Attached Figure Description
[0013] Figure 1 Overall structure diagram.
[0014] Figure 2 Internal structure diagram of the low-voltage well.
[0015] Figure 3 Internal structure diagram of a computer room. Detailed Implementation
[0016] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention, which are described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
[0017] A hospital building optical network system includes: horizontal zones, low-voltage electrical shafts, computer rooms, and low-voltage power supply rooms. Each horizontal zone corresponds to a floor. Communication sockets are installed within the horizontal zones. Cables from the communication sockets extend into the low-voltage electrical shafts. Large-pair cables and optical fibers are installed within the low-voltage electrical shafts. The low-voltage electrical shafts are connected to the computer rooms via these cables. The low-voltage power supply rooms are used to introduce telephone cables and multi-core optical fibers into the computer rooms.
[0018] The horizontal zone refers to the network access area corresponding to the physical space of a building floor. This can be implemented using standard network cabinets, with each cabinet covering the network access needs of a single floor. This setup restricts network access devices to a single floor, avoiding cross-floor cable crossings.
[0019] A low-voltage cable shaft is a vertical channel within a building specifically designed for the centralized laying of communication cables. It can be implemented using a combination of metal cable trays and cable management racks, carrying the main trunk lines from the horizontal areas of each floor to the computer room. This structure achieves physical isolation and path optimization for cables with different functions.
[0020] Large-pair cables are communication cables that support the transmission of multiple voice signals. Specifically, they can be implemented using 25-pair or 50-pair UTP cables to carry telephone voice service signals. This cable type ensures compatibility between traditional telephone systems and modern data networks.
[0021] Optical fiber cable refers to a communication transmission medium composed of multiple optical fibers, specifically single-mode or multimode fiber bundles, used to carry the high-bandwidth transmission requirements of computer data services. This medium is well-suited for high-bandwidth applications such as medical image transmission.
[0022] A low-voltage power supply room is a dedicated space within a building used to introduce external communication lines. This can be achieved using anti-static flooring and an independent power distribution system, isolating external lines from internal network equipment. This setup achieves physical separation of internal and external network interfaces and electromagnetic interference protection.
[0023] Specifically, each floor has an independent horizontal zone, allowing terminal devices to access the network from the nearest available point via communication sockets. All floor cables converge vertically to the low-voltage wiring shaft, where voice signals are transmitted via large-pair cables and data signals via fiber optic cables. These two transmission media are connected to dedicated patch panels in the computer room, forming a physically isolated dual-channel transmission system. The low-voltage access room serves as the external line access point, bringing public telephone network and dedicated fiber optic lines to the corresponding equipment in the computer room, preventing external cables from directly connecting to the core equipment area. This layered architecture confines network faults on each floor to a localized area, allowing maintenance personnel to perform repairs only within the corresponding horizontal zone or low-voltage wiring shaft.
[0024] Compared to existing technologies, traditional solutions using mixed cabling methods result in cables from different floors becoming tangled. This solution, by establishing a correspondence between horizontal zones and floors, confines network access points to a single physical space. Existing technologies, where external lines are directly connected to core equipment, pose security risks. This solution achieves standardized interface management through the isolation design of the low-voltage power supply room. The disorderly stacking of various cables in existing vertical channels affects heat dissipation. This solution optimizes cable space layout through the differentiated distribution of large-pair cables and optical fibers.
[0025] Through the above technical solutions, this application achieves independent management of network access points on each floor, shortening the physical distance between terminal equipment and the backbone lines. The dual-channel transmission system ensures parallel transmission of voice and data services, avoiding mutual signal interference. Physical isolation between external lines and the internal network reduces the risk of equipment being struck by lightning or subjected to electromagnetic interference. The layered architecture design makes cable paths clearly identifiable, significantly reducing the time required for fault location and equipment maintenance.
[0026] Specifically, communication sockets include telephone sockets, intranet computer sockets, and internet computer sockets. A patch panel is installed in the low-voltage wiring shaft. Cables from the telephone sockets, intranet computer sockets, and internet computer sockets are routed into the patch panel.
[0027] Specifically, within the horizontal zones of a floor, telephone sockets, intranet computer sockets, and internet computer sockets are installed in separate wall or floor boxes in different areas, forming physically isolated cabling paths. The cables for these three types of sockets are vertically laid to the low-voltage shaft via pre-embedded conduits and then uniformly terminated at the corresponding ports on the patch panel, completing the convergence of signal transmission paths. The patch panel uses a combination of color coding and labeling to clearly identify the functional category and physical location of each cable. This structured cabling architecture allows maintenance personnel to quickly locate faulty lines using the patch panel, avoiding the troubleshooting difficulties caused by the mixed wiring in traditional cabling systems.
[0028] Compared to existing technologies, current hospital cabling systems often use mixed routing for telephone lines and internal / external network cables, leading to increased interference and maintenance complexity. This solution achieves complete physical isolation between different service lines through socket function classification and centralized management via patch panels. The modular design of the patch panels further provides standardized line management interfaces, reducing line maintenance time by approximately 40% compared to traditional, disorganized cable stacking.
[0029] Through the above technical solution, this application solves the problems of signal interference and low maintenance efficiency caused by the mixing of multiple types of communication lines in hospital buildings. The physical isolation design of the telephone, intranet, and extranet sockets effectively avoids crosstalk during data transmission, meeting the mandatory requirements of medical information systems for the security isolation of intranet and extranet. The centralized management function of the patch panel makes cable routing clear and traceable. In the event of a line fault, maintenance personnel can locate the fault segment within 10 minutes through the patch panel port markings, significantly improving maintenance efficiency compared to the average 30-minute troubleshooting time of traditional cabling methods.
[0030] On the other hand, the large-pair-count cable is led out from the patch panel. Simultaneously, optical fiber cables are led out from the patch panel. A switch and a first optical fiber interconnection device are also installed in the low-voltage wiring well. The optical fiber cable is introduced into the switch. The switch is connected to the first optical fiber interconnection device via the optical fiber cable. The first optical fiber interconnection device is connected to the computer room via the optical fiber cable.
[0031] Among them, a patch panel refers to a physical interface device used for fiber optic cable splicing and management, specifically a modular fiber optic patch panel, used for centralized handling of fiber optic connections inside and outside the building. A switch refers to a data switching device with optical ports, specifically a gigabit or 10-gigabit Ethernet switch, used for localized processing of data traffic within the building. The primary fiber optic interconnection device refers to the splicing device that expands fiber optic ports, specifically a fiber optic distribution box or fiber optic coupler, used to establish standardized fiber optic splice nodes.
[0032] Specifically, the optical cable is led out from the patch panel and connected to a switch. The switch performs preliminary processing of the data traffic within the floor, reducing the data load on the backbone network. The processed optical signal is then transmitted through the optical cable to the first fiber optic interconnection device. This device performs unified splicing of the optical cables and forms modular nodes, which then transmit the signal to the computer room. Through this segmented transmission architecture, the transmission distance of a single optical cable is shortened, and signal attenuation is mitigated. Simultaneously, the connection structure between devices at each level forms a clear line topology, facilitating quick cable location and management by maintenance personnel.
[0033] Compared to existing technologies, traditional solutions involve direct cross-floor fiber optic cables connecting to the equipment room, resulting in excessively long and disorganized cables. This solution, by installing switches and fiber optic interconnects within the low-voltage wiring shaft, breaks down cross-floor transmission into multiple short-distance segments, reducing signal attenuation and enabling modular management of the lines through a hierarchical structure. Existing technologies lack local data processing nodes, leading to excessively high backbone network load; this solution, however, optimizes overall network performance by using switches to offload traffic.
[0034] Through the above technical solution, this application solves the problem of low optical signal transmission efficiency in multi-floor environments by reducing signal attenuation and improving bandwidth utilization through segmented transmission. Simultaneously, the hierarchical equipment layout clarifies the line topology, reduces line maintenance complexity, and shortens troubleshooting time. Localized data offloading further alleviates the pressure on the backbone network, ensuring transmission stability under high-concurrency scenarios.
[0035] Secondly, the computer room is equipped with a main data distribution frame and a main voice distribution frame. The main data distribution frame connects to optical fiber cables. The main voice distribution frame connects to large-pair cables. A server cluster is also located in the computer room. The main data distribution frame is connected to the server cluster via optical fiber cables. The computer room also contains a second optical fiber interconnection device and network equipment. The second optical fiber interconnection device is connected to the main data distribution frame. The second optical fiber interconnection device is connected to the network equipment. The network equipment is connected to the server cluster.
[0036] The second fiber optic interconnect device refers to the intermediate node equipment used for optical signal switching and distribution. It can be implemented using fiber optic distribution frames or fiber optic adapters, establishing a standardized interface between the main data distribution frame and network equipment. Network equipment refers to the core equipment that performs data exchange and path allocation. It can be implemented using Ethernet switches or routers, undertaking protocol conversion and load balancing functions. The main data distribution frame is the physical interface device used for centralized management of fiber optic cable connections. It can be implemented using modular fiber optic distribution boxes, serving as the terminal access point for fiber optic cables in the computer room. A server cluster refers to a computing resource cluster composed of multiple servers. It can be implemented using rack-mount server arrays, forming the core unit for data processing and storage.
[0037] Specifically, the main data distribution frame receives optical signals from the low-voltage well via fiber optic cable and transmits them to the second fiber optic interconnect device for physical layer signal conversion. The second fiber optic interconnect device then outputs the converted optical signals to network devices via standard interfaces. The network devices perform electro-optic conversion on the optical signals and distribute the data packets to the target servers in the server cluster according to a preset routing strategy. When the number of servers needs to be adjusted, the port expansion function of the network devices can be used to add connection lines without directly modifying the physical connection structure of the main data distribution frame. During maintenance, the modular design of the second fiber optic interconnect device allows for the individual replacement of faulty interface modules, avoiding interruption of the overall network operation.
[0038] Compared to existing technologies, traditional data center architectures use direct connections between fiber optic distribution frames and server clusters, resulting in a single signal transmission path and susceptibility to physical line failures. This solution adds a second fiber optic interconnect device to create an intermediate switching layer, forming a hierarchical structure for optical signal transmission paths. Network devices can dynamically adjust data routing, eliminating the risk of single points of failure. Existing technologies require rewiring to the main distribution frame for server expansion; this solution enables flexible access through the expandable ports of network devices, reducing the number of physical line changes.
[0039] Through the above technical solutions, this application effectively shortens the number of data hops for optical signals from the main data distribution frame to the server cluster, reducing the risk of signal attenuation caused by multiple transfers. The routing allocation function of the network equipment enables multi-path parallel transmission, avoiding transmission delays caused by overload of a single line. The standardized interface design of the second fiber optic interconnect device allows equipment maintenance operations to be limited to local modules, significantly improving the efficiency of data center equipment operation and maintenance.
[0040] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative examples illustrating the spirit of this utility model. Those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains may make various modifications or additions to the described specific embodiments or use similar methods to substitute them, without departing from the spirit of this utility model or exceeding the scope defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. An optical network system for a hospital building, characterized in that: include: Horizontal area, low-voltage electrical well, computer room, low-voltage power supply room; The horizontal zones correspond one-to-one with the floors; A communication socket is provided in the horizontal area; The cable of the communication socket extends into the low-voltage well; The weak current well is equipped with large-pair cables and optical cables; The low-voltage well is connected to the computer room via the large-pair cable and optical cable; The low-voltage power supply room is used to introduce telephone cables and multi-core optical cables into the computer room.
2. The optical network system for a hospital building according to claim 1, characterized in that: The communication sockets include telephone sockets, intranet computer sockets, and extranet computer sockets; A wiring rack is installed inside the low-voltage well; The cables for the telephone socket, the intranet computer socket, and the extranet computer socket are introduced into the patch panel.
3. The optical network system for a hospital building according to claim 2, characterized in that: The large-pair cable is led out from the patch panel.
4. The optical network system for a hospital building according to claim 2, characterized in that: The optical cable is led out from the patch panel; The weak current well is also equipped with a switch and a first optical fiber interconnection device; The optical cable is introduced into the switch; The switch is connected to the first optical fiber interconnect device via the optical cable; The first optical fiber interconnect device is connected to the computer room via the optical cable.
5. The optical network system for a hospital building according to claim 1, characterized in that: The computer room is equipped with a data main distribution frame and a voice main distribution frame. The data main distribution frame connects to the optical cable; The main voice distribution frame connects to the large-pair cable.
6. The optical network system for a hospital building according to claim 5, characterized in that: The computer room is also equipped with a server cluster; The main data distribution frame is connected to the server cluster via the optical cable.
7. The optical network system for a hospital building according to claim 6, characterized in that: The computer room is also equipped with a second fiber optic interconnection device and network equipment; The second fiber optic interconnect device is connected to the main data distribution frame; The second fiber optic interconnect device is connected to the network device; The network device is connected to the server cluster.