US Department of Defense
A modernized Alcatel-Lucent solution provides the communications network the U.S. military depends on to convey mission-critical data.
About the customer
The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
Solutions used
- Business Continuity
- Digital Age Networking
- Harsh Environments
- Mission Critical Networks
- WiFi Solutions
- Security
Our product off the shelf met all the requirements for the protocols they were running. The OmniSwitch 6865 is designed to operate without a fan, which was a huge plus, because it reduced the acoustic footprint.
Challenges
The agency struggled with ever-increasing demands for network capacity. At the same time, the switches in place weren’t sufficiently hardened to withstand the extreme environmental conditions inherent in the military mission.
Action
The agency turned to Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise for a robust, modernized solution. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6865 is a ruggedized, advanced Layer 3, scalable Ethernet switch, designed to operate reliably in harsh environments. These highbandwidth switches support missioncritical applications that require wider operating temperature ranges, high security, reliability, performance and ease of management.
Results
Technical Benefits
- The new switches meet the heat, humidity, dust and particulate requirements, as well as shock requirements, and all the TAA and defense certification requirements
- They have four times the capacity of their existing equipment, giving them a lot more computing capability
Financial Benefits
- The project was completed within six months
- Our 'off the shelf' product met all the requirements for the protocols they were running
User Experience Benefits
- Ease of management
- Reliable, flexible, agile
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