The market for network connection to remote devices has grown considerably with the proliferation of networks, advances in technology and the cost savings available from not having to have engineers physically on-site. A growing and related area is power management where the power being used by the devices attached to the network becomes a critical element both in terms of potential failure and in terms of cost.

The SurePower Switched Serial Power Module (Serial SPM) provides the Customer's network operations centre (NOC) with the means to meter and manage the power consumption of geographically diverse hardware estates. Connection to the remote product from the NOC is available through a variety of different methods i.e. currently via a spare serial port on an existing router at the remote end, external PSTN Modem or external GPRS Modem and shortly to available via an internal GPRS modem or Modbus (industrial manufacturing communications protocol).
The management controls enable the remote devices to be powered off for periods when not being utilised i.e. overnight or weekends and the power cycle function allows the remote equipment to be rebooted (solves most communication
equipment failures!) therefore reducing the need to send an engineer to site and thereby saving money and providing environmental benefits.

The SurePower Metered Transfer Switch is a metered fail safe power source that gives dual redundant power to single power devices.