Cisco Case Studies Using a Private Cloud to Modernize Communications for a Highly Secure, High-Tech Campus

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Using a Private Cloud to Modernize Communications for a Highly Secure, High-Tech Campus

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Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Industries	Education National Security & Defense
Applicable Functions	Facility Management Human Resources
Use Cases	Building Automation & Control Campus Area Network
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	The National Laboratory was supported by a large telco-type switch built on 1980s-vintage TDM technology. The system took up an entire floor of an office building and had twice the capacity the Lab actually needed. It also required a team of about 20 engineers just to provide maintenance. The Lab’s IT team looked for a more modern and cost-effective approach to communications that could transition the campus from TDM to voice over IP, leveraging the Lab’s own supercomputing network. The solution would need to support employees and contractors campus-wide, including critical call center and help desk teams. It also would need to interoperate seamlessly with various network components and applications the Lab already owned — many of them home-grown. Read More
About Customer	The National Laboratory specializes in multidisciplinary research involving both science and technology. Over 10,000 employees and contractors are based on the organization’s 43-square-mile campus, which encompasses more than 600 buildings. Read More
Solution	One of BroadSoft's national service providers designed a private cloud solution that replaced the 1980s-vintage switch with a highly scalable BroadSoft BroadWorks platform designed for modern voice over IP applications. BroadWorks is a proven software suite used by leading service providers, businesses and organizations around the globe. It is based on industry-standard SIP protocols and open interfaces — allowing the Lab to select its choice of network components and to protect its investment in those it already owned. The solution components included BroadSoft BroadWorks Software Suite, Oracle Session Border Controllers, AudioCodes TDM/SIP Gateways, Polycom IP Phones, and TEO Secure Handsets. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud

Applicable Industries

Education

National Security & Defense

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Human Resources

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control

Campus Area Network

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

The National Laboratory was supported by a large telco-type switch built on 1980s-vintage TDM technology. The system took up an entire floor of an office building and had twice the capacity the Lab actually needed. It also required a team of about 20 engineers just to provide maintenance. The Lab’s IT team looked for a more modern and cost-effective approach to communications that could transition the campus from TDM to voice over IP, leveraging the Lab’s own supercomputing network. The solution would need to support employees and contractors campus-wide, including critical call center and help desk teams. It also would need to interoperate seamlessly with various network components and applications the Lab already owned — many of them home-grown.

About Customer

The National Laboratory specializes in multidisciplinary research involving both science and technology. Over 10,000 employees and contractors are based on the organization’s 43-square-mile campus, which encompasses more than 600 buildings.

Solution

One of BroadSoft's national service providers designed a private cloud solution that replaced the 1980s-vintage switch with a highly scalable BroadSoft BroadWorks platform designed for modern voice over IP applications. BroadWorks is a proven software suite used by leading service providers, businesses and organizations around the globe. It is based on industry-standard SIP protocols and open interfaces — allowing the Lab to select its choice of network components and to protect its investment in those it already owned. The solution components included BroadSoft BroadWorks Software Suite, Oracle Session Border Controllers, AudioCodes TDM/SIP Gateways, Polycom IP Phones, and TEO Secure Handsets.

Impact #1	The new voice over IP platform has saved the Lab several million dollars annually, freeing up funds to support its strategic mission.
Impact #2	While the former switch took up an entire floor of a building, the new high-efficiency BroadWorks platform requires just two compact racks of equipment.
Impact #3	Because the BroadWorks platform leverages the Lab’s existing network, resource demands for telephony support have been reduced, contributing to the cost savings the organization has experienced.

Impact #1

The new voice over IP platform has saved the Lab several million dollars annually, freeing up funds to support its strategic mission.

Impact #2

While the former switch took up an entire floor of a building, the new high-efficiency BroadWorks platform requires just two compact racks of equipment.

Impact #3

Because the BroadWorks platform leverages the Lab’s existing network, resource demands for telephony support have been reduced, contributing to the cost savings the organization has experienced.

Benefit #1	The new voice over IP platform has saved the Lab several million dollars annually.

Benefit #1

The new voice over IP platform has saved the Lab several million dollars annually.

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Using a Private Cloud to Modernize Communications for a Highly Secure, High-Tech Campus

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