Case Details
Highlights
- The 10G aggregation network dramatically boosts network performance and enhances user experience.
- MLAG ensures continuous operation even if a core switch fails, effectively supporting future growth and maximizing ROI.
- A highly integrated access layer architecture provides extensive client-port availability for wired and wireless devices.
Key Stats
- Each core switch offers a switching capacity of up to 4 Tbps, delivering exceptional bandwidth and minimal latency.
- The RG‑S6110‑48MG4VS2QXS‑UP access switches feature 48 PoE+ ports, each providing up to 30W.
- Network-Switch devices support voice VLAN to prioritize voice data transmissions effectively.
Overview
Establishing an IT network that aligns with organizational requirements is essential. Our Client, a Canadian university faced the challenge of setting up a robust wired and wireless network infrastructure in their newly relocated office, prioritizing minimal downtime and future scalability.
Seeking an advanced and reliable network solution, they chose Network-Switch to address their needs.
Challenges
The university required support for diverse device types, including voice, video, and general data traffic. Additionally, redundancy was crucial to prevent single points of failure.
Anticipating future growth, the network needed scalability to accommodate increasing bandwidth demands and additional devices. Proper cable management was also emphasized, aiming to minimize structural impacts when placing APs, IP cameras, and IP phones.
Solutions
Network-Switch developed a customized 10G aggregation network solution, precisely meeting the client's specifications. This solution combined Ruijie RG‑S6150‑48VS8CQ‑X core switches and RG‑S6110‑48MG4VS2QXS‑UP access switches to create a powerful and scalable infrastructure.
At the aggregation layer, Ruijie RG‑S6150‑48VS8CQ‑X core switches utilize Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG), ensuring hardware-level redundancy and uninterrupted operations even if one device fails. Each switch supports an impressive switching capacity of up to 4 Tbps, accommodating the university’s demanding network environment.
For the access layer, Ruijie RG‑S6110‑48MG4VS2QXS‑UP switches deliver 48 PoE+ ports per unit, enabling seamless connection to various devices such as computers, IP phones, and wireless access points. These access switches connect to the aggregation layer using 10G DAC cables.
Moreover, the network design strategically centralized device placement, significantly reducing the number of required cable openings. This approach minimized structural impact, decreasing installation complexity and associated costs.
Results
Network-Switch’s comprehensive solution successfully tackled the university’s converged wired and wireless connectivity needs while offering scalability for future expansion.
With MLAG technology ensuring redundancy at the core, network administrators can readily add more core switches to expand network capacity, accommodating future growth effortlessly.
The RG‑S6110‑48MG4VS2QXS‑UP switches, with high-density PoE+ ports, support simultaneous connections for numerous endpoint devices. Furthermore, Network-Switch equipment universally supports voice VLAN, meeting the university’s priority demands for reliable IP phone communications.
Ultimately, the implemented solution provided a stable, scalable, and easily manageable converged network infrastructure.