Optical LAN (POL)
for industrial sites

Every industrial site, whether it’s used for manufacturing, logistics services or warehousing, needs a backhaul network to support its digital transformation initiatives and support the transfer of data and communications from the shop floor to where they’re needed most. But traditional, copper-based backhaul networks simply can’t provide the capacity, flexibility or sustainability required for the advanced digital applications coming with the 4th industrial revolution. Installing a copper-based backhaul network is time-consuming and expensive. The network consumes too much space and energy, and it can’t scale to provide the bandwidth needed to support new digital technologies and automation solutions.  

Nokia Optical LAN for industrial sites overcomes the limitations of copper-based backhaul networks to help industrial sites evolve their operations in a cost-effective way today and for decades to come. Industrial sites have a lightweight, fiber-based passive optical lan (POL) that:

• Requires considerably less network equipment and cabling than copper-based backhaul networks
• Efficiently backhauls massive volumes of data today and easily scales to meet even higher capacity requirements tomorrow
• Consumes significantly less space and power than copper-based backhaul networks  

The solution is highly resilient, highly available and based on widely field-proven technologies. It also features a simple, flat network architecture and a centralized and intuitive web-based network management environment. Even as you scale the network, it’s fast and easy to securely support new applications, services and sites.