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Pipelines
In recent years, oil and gas companies have accelerated the development of oil and gas pipelines. The previous chain pipeline
communications network has evolved into a ring network, but advantages of the network have not been fully leveraged. Many
problems remain unsolved: service scheduling is not flexible enough; the utilization rate of resources is low and network management
is difficult and costly. In addition, the current pipeline communications network is ineffectively protected, and the transmission of
important services is interrupted from time to time. These drawbacks have become a bottleneck in the IT-enabled development.
Furthermore, the current communications network can only be used for pipeline basic communications and automation due to its low
bandwidth. Such a network can hardly carry large-granule services for oil and gas companies that require IT-enabled development.
Huawei Solution
To address the problems above, Huawei has launched the Network Communications Solution for Oil and Gas Pipelines based on its
extensive analysis on the communications requirements of oil and gas companies for their long-distance pipelines and years of experience in
constructing communications networks. This solution incorporates a transmission network, a production network, and an office automation
network. The transmission network is a basic network carrying types of services regarding pipeline transportation and production. The
production network consists of routers and switches. It controls and transmits SCADA data about production sites in real time. It also carries
services like video surveillance and scheduling phone services. The office automation network is a comprehensive campus network. It
supports administrative office services in attended stations. It also serves as an output interface to transmit data to the WAN.
VSAT
Oil production
plant
Oil/Gas tank
Microwave
Valve station HQ
Customer Benefits
Multiple protection modes enable the reliable and prompt transmission of all important services, such as production data, control
signals, scheduling services, and surveillance images, to ensure production security.
Extra long-distance transmission requires fewer relay stations, thereby reducing network construction costs.
Multiple functions, such as unified network management, end-to-end visualized service management, intelligent alarm analysis, and
one-touch fault location, simplify O&M and save on O&M costs.
The solution is compatible with the live network in order to protect the previous investments of oil and gas companies. The network can smoothly
evolve to a higher version to fit in with the deeper IT-enabled development and more advanced services for oil and gas pipeline transportation.
Solution Architecture
BITS
Valve Valve Pigging Valve Valve station Valve station Valve station Valve station
station station station station Unattended stations
STM-1/4 ring network STM-1/4 SNCP ring network
Metering station
(entrance) Compressor station Compressor station
Production network
Metering station