The CISCO Building, India

Covering four buildings, a club house and a 7-storey car park across 600,000 sq.ft, Cisco System's campus-style R&D Center in Bangalore is its largest in Indie.

Working on a converged concept, the facility was also india's first intelligent building, integrating IBMS, CCTV, lighting and access controls, plus security, fire alarm and power monitoring systems. Linkage is provided via a common IP Network connected to a remote Cisco server leveraging a BACnet Protocol

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Project Fast Facts

Workstations : 2,500

Electrical Consultants : RSP Architects Planners & Engineers India Pvt Ltd

Cost : US$850.000

Groundbreaking : 2008

Opening : 2008

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Illuminating IT insights in India

Major Challenges Faced

Since the campus operates 24/7, programmers must be able to enter the office at any time. As a result, the lighting control system needed to leverage different energy efficiency strategies to reduce operational costs. The campus's lighting control used Cisco's own IP phone. Because Cisco wanted to achieve Green Building Certification, all lighting, IBMS, security, CCTV, access control systems had to communicate via the IP network and be monitored and controlled via e Cisco Server using a BACnet Protocol. The need to integrate all lighting and Audio Visual systems was another issue that had to be resolved.

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Key Strategies Implemented

• Daylight harvesting
• Office Scheduling
• C-Bus PIR Sensors in cabins/meeting rooms
• Scene/mood creation in conference/boardrooms
• Monitoring of all buildings via a central pc/server
• Lighting control via IP phone
• Interface with Cisco server/third-party systems via a Citect SCADA system
• Real-time control & monitoring of the system via a server
• Energy saving report generation.

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How C-Bus Helped

• 50% saving in average lighting-related energy, consumption
• Customized auto-switch activation/deactivation eliminates end-user involvement eliminates end-user involvement
• Enhanced system monitoring and control via a centralized PC/server.
• Occupancy-sensor-based auto-switch activation/deactivation of lights in cabins
• 19-month payback of entire C-Bus system

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C-Bus Product Deployment

• 325 C-Bus Analogue Dimmer L5504AMP systems dim FTLS & CFLs across the entire building
• 400 C-Bus L5512RVF/P relay modules control all on campus lights
• 750 C-Bus 5753L occupancy sensors activate/deactivate lights in all on-campus cabins
• 500 C-Bus 5031PE light level sensors help enhance daylight harvesting in individual workstation areas
• 450 Neo 4 Key Button panels provide dimming and blind control in meeting and conference rooms
• 40 Ethernet network interfaces connect the C-Bus Network to the Cisco Server
• 100 C-Bus 5753PEIRL multi-sensors have been installed near windows in cabins
• 40 Standalone sensors control light in rest rooms
• 3 PC interfaces have been integrated with Audio Video systems
• 2 Citect SCADA and CGATE systems with unlimited licenses centrally control and monitor light usage

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