Infrastructure Deployment

Data Center Infrastructure Deployment

Define specifications and design conditions first, then integrate the complete solution.

Delivery Scope

Three Pillars, One Integrated Delivery

Every deployment is broken into three coordinated workstreams: civil and hydronic infrastructure, MEP systems, and liquid cooling, all engineered against the same design conditions.

Pillar 1

Infrastructure Deployment

  • Prefabricated modular tiers — the structural stack itself, built and fitted out in the factory so site work is assembly rather than construction
  • Pipe spools — pipe runs cut, welded and pressure-tested off site, then delivered as numbered assemblies that bolt to a known position
  • Hydronic installation — pumps, valves, strainers and the water-side connections that turn separate spools into a working loop
  • Fire suppression — detection and suppression designed into the module envelope, not retrofitted around equipment after it lands
Pillar 2

MEP Systems Integration

  • MEP systems design — mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineered as one package so the three do not each claim the same space
  • Intelligent power distribution (iPDU / Smart PDU) — per-outlet metering and remote switching, so branch-circuit load is a measurement rather than an estimate
  • Interface coordination — every crossing between MEP and the other two pillars is registered, dimensioned and signed off before fabrication starts
Pillar 3

Liquid Cooling Systems

  • Architecture design — the cooling topology as a whole: what rejects heat where, and which loop is responsible for which share of the load
  • HVAC & precision air (PAC) — the air-side system that handles what liquid does not capture, typically the remaining 13 percent in a DLC hall
  • Direct liquid cooling (DLC) — cold plates on the chips, CDUs between the loops, and the secondary-side coolant selected for the platform
  • Loop piping — manifolds, drops and quick disconnects sized to deliver the agreed flow at the agreed pressure differential to every rack
Integration

Most Delays Happen Between the Pillars

Each pillar on its own is a solved problem. What is not solved by default is the boundary where one hands over to the next. These are the three crossings we register, dimension and sign off before anything is fabricated.

CrossingWhat is handed overWhat goes wrong when it is not agreed
Infrastructure → MEPPenetration positions, cable tray and busway routes, equipment weights and the clear service space each item needsTrays and pipe runs claim the same corridor, and the fix is cutting into a module that was already fitted out in the factory
MEP → Liquid coolingAvailable electrical capacity at each CDU and pump, control interfaces, and the alarm points the building system has to readPumps are installed against a circuit that cannot carry them, or cooling equipment runs blind because nothing was wired to monitor it
Liquid cooling → InfrastructurePipe diameters and routes, hanger and support loads, drainage, and the leak-containment provisions around every wetted jointLoaded pipe runs land on structure that was never sized for them, or a wetted joint sits directly above equipment with nowhere for water to go
One register, one ownerEvery crossing is a numbered line item with a named owner on each side and a date it has to be closed by, tracked the same way as long-lead procurement.
Closed before fabricationAn open interface stops the factory release for that module. It is cheaper to hold a module for a day than to modify it after it has shipped.
System Topology

Every Block Lands in One Coordinated Layout

IT containment in the middle, networking logic on one side, protected power on the other.

Networking Block

Sits to one side of the containment, feeding every rack from a fabric that was already brought up and tested before it arrived.

Networking and power distribution containers with open doors, wired in blue and red
IT and power containment: networking logic wired left, power distribution right

Backup Power Block

Sits on the opposite side, so a power fault and a network fault never share a physical space or a maintenance window.

Supporting Blocks

What Sits Inside the Two Side Blocks

Networking and backup power are delivered as blocks rather than as loose equipment, for the same reason the data hall is: a block can be integrated and tested somewhere other than the critical path.

Networking Block

Strategic logic systems built on Nokia and Edgecore platforms, staged and tested as a unit before the IT containment arrives on site.

Switching fabricSpine-leaf topology sized to the rack count agreed for the data hall, with the port budget fixed before cabling is cut.
Out-of-band managementA separate path to every device, so a failure in the production network never costs you the ability to diagnose it.
Structured cablingFiber and copper routes, patching and labeling completed as part of the block rather than improvised at the rack.
Tested before it shipsThe fabric is brought up and verified in the factory, so what lands on site is a known-good block rather than a set of parts.
Backup Power Block

Four layers of protection, each sized against the same design conditions as the IT load it exists to carry.

ATS · automatic transferDecides which source is feeding the load and moves between them without operator intervention.
UPSCarries the load through the transfer itself, the window where the utility has gone and the generator has not yet taken over.
ESS · energy storageContainerized storage extending autonomy beyond the UPS window, and available for load management when the grid is healthy.
Emergency generatorsThe long-duration source. Sized on net site output after derating, not on nameplate rating.
Power Systems in Detail

Specifications first, integration second. Three pillars, two supporting blocks and one frozen design basis. That is what makes a modular build land on the date it was promised on.

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