Fixed and Wireless Network

Rapid advancements in technology - the explosion of mobile devices, the advent of cloud-based services and the adoption of unified communications solutions are impacting networking solutions. In current difficult economic climate, it is critical for IT organizations to keep pace with innovation. Hence, it is crucial to pursue converged network solutions in order to contain TCO and acelerate new technology rollouts and network expansions. Converged networks help to reduce cost and complexity by consolidating equipment, unifying administration systems and practices and eliminating overhead and inefficiencies. Best-of-breed solutions should support industry standards and multivendor management to enable adoption of new technologies.

Converged Network Attributes

The key attributes of a converged network solution include:

• Unified Network Product Family - a cohesive portfolio of L2/L3 access, distribution and core switches that support industry standards and common administration.
• Integrated Wired/Wireless LAN Controllers - a unified controller family that supports flexible deployment options including integrated wired/wireless LAN controllers as well as overlay wireless controllers that deliver unified policy across wired and wireless networks.
• Integral Intrusion Detection/Prevention Capalibilites - integrated security to protect the network and safeguard assets.
• Common Access Control Systems - a unified administrative system for onboarding users and instituting consistent authentication and authorization policies across wired and wireless domains.
• Unified Multivendor Management - single fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security (FCAPS) management across all network elements.

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