Six lighted pillars in 2010’s Shangai World Expo were the work of Shanghai Grandar Light Art & Technology, a Chinese provider of LED lighting solutions and products. Each pillar used 60,000 LED lights to present a dynamic display of colorful images and slogans. The individual LED lights must respond without delay to a central control signal in order to present a single combined image. The pillars need a network with substantial bandwidth in order to meet their performance requirements. In addition, the cabinets for the control units are located outside of the pillars, so the switches must also be rugged enough to operate in harsh outdoor environments. Because of a previous successful partnership with Moxa in a project for the Beijing National Aquatics Center, Shanghai Grandar Light Arts & Technology decided to partner with Moxa again for this high-profile project.