Cisco Cisco ONS 15454 M2 Multiservice Transport Platform (MSTP) Informationshandbuch

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“The backbone has been bullet-proof, as I expected it would be, and that is due in 
no small part to the help from Cisco directly and the leading value-added reseller, 
WWT,” says Beckman.
Leasing fiber has proven to be extremely affordable for the Institution, which estimates 
annual savings on circuit charges at approximately US$100,000 per year. Instead 
of leasing fixed circuits, flexible add/drop modules allow individual fiber channels 
to be dropped and inserted along a route as needed. And an open-architecture 
system allows a variety of devices to be connected, such as IP routers and optical 
switches. As Beckman says, “It’s the backbone that makes the magic happen. Once 
you have optical fiber, you’re only limited by your imagination.”
For More Information
To find out more about Cisco networking solutions, go to: http://www.cisco.com/
go/networkfabric.
Product List
Network Management
•  Cisco Unified Computing 
System™ (UCS®) Manager
Optical Products
•  Cisco ONS 15454 MSTP
Routing and Switching
•  Cisco Nexus® 7009 switches
•  Cisco Nexus 7004 switches
•  Cisco Nexus 5548 FCOE 
switches
•  Cisco Catalyst® 6506e routers
Voice and IP Communications
•  Cisco 7900 series phones 
•  Cisco wireless 3502 access 
points
National Institution Improves Network to 
Support Visitors and Science
Smithsonian dark fiber optical network connects museums, offices, and 
research facilities. 
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“It’s the backbone that 
makes the magic happen. 
Once you have optical 
fiber, you’re only limited by 
your imagination.”
Martin Beckman, Director, IT Operations, 
Smithsonian Institution