Cisco Cisco IPICS Release 1.0 Getting Started Guide
At-a-Glance
Communicate Instantly without Limitation with
Cisco Instant Connect
A manufacturing plant is churning away. Machines are operating at full
capacity. Suddenly, an alarm occurs and the entire manufacturing line is
in jeopardy. What do you do? You can make a phone call, or even use
a radio, but the plant engineer is offsite and you need to reach him with
not only voice but a video and images. Minutes translate into money.
Downtime is unacceptable.
capacity. Suddenly, an alarm occurs and the entire manufacturing line is
in jeopardy. What do you do? You can make a phone call, or even use
a radio, but the plant engineer is offsite and you need to reach him with
not only voice but a video and images. Minutes translate into money.
Downtime is unacceptable.
With Cisco® Instant Connect you can elevate communications and
speed to resolutions. With it, you can dial up necessary parties on
a rugged smartphone. With the single push of a button you can
immediately communicate with the floor supervisor, plant maintenance,
administration, and the plant engineer. Send the engineer a video of
the problem, and plant maintenance can respond in minutes while
maintaining constant communications. Help can arrive on the scene,
already prepared to resolve the problem. Once the fix is complete, the
plant engineer next communicates with administration to order spare
parts for the equipment, saving the production line.
speed to resolutions. With it, you can dial up necessary parties on
a rugged smartphone. With the single push of a button you can
immediately communicate with the floor supervisor, plant maintenance,
administration, and the plant engineer. Send the engineer a video of
the problem, and plant maintenance can respond in minutes while
maintaining constant communications. Help can arrive on the scene,
already prepared to resolve the problem. Once the fix is complete, the
plant engineer next communicates with administration to order spare
parts for the equipment, saving the production line.
Return to Push to Talk for Fast, Simple Communications
Over the years, businesses have tried many forms of communications
to increase productivity, from instant messaging, to text messaging, to
unified communications and collaboration. As it turns out, PTT is still the
preferred choice when fast, accurate, and coordinated communications
and teamwork are essential, such as in mining, manufacturing, utilities,
oil and gas, hospitals, schools and public safety.
to increase productivity, from instant messaging, to text messaging, to
unified communications and collaboration. As it turns out, PTT is still the
preferred choice when fast, accurate, and coordinated communications
and teamwork are essential, such as in mining, manufacturing, utilities,
oil and gas, hospitals, schools and public safety.
With PTT, work teams can access a corporate contacts directory,
determine who’s online during group conversations, and see where
team members are located. PTT can even be set to have the manager’s
voice heard above the rest, so critical information gets clearly conveyed.
determine who’s online during group conversations, and see where
team members are located. PTT can even be set to have the manager’s
voice heard above the rest, so critical information gets clearly conveyed.
Figure 1. Cisco Instant Connect Is an Enterprise PTT System
Cisco Core Networking and UCS Platform
Any Device
Any Network
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Cisco Instant Connect
Benefits
• Enhance productivity by
connecting workgroups together
with robust push-to-talk (PTT)
functionality from any device, any
network, anywhere
with robust push-to-talk (PTT)
functionality from any device, any
network, anywhere
• Eliminate communication silos
by linking radio PTT users in
with enterprise workgroup
collaborations and deliver true
enterprise collaboration
with enterprise workgroup
collaborations and deliver true
enterprise collaboration
• Reduce cost by eliminating the
need to deploy and manage
expensive radio systems that
are traditionally isolated from
enterprise networks and other
forms of communications
expensive radio systems that
are traditionally isolated from
enterprise networks and other
forms of communications
• Enhance service delivery by
providing always-connected
communications that provide
immediate delivery of information,
whether it be voice, video,
or data
communications that provide
immediate delivery of information,
whether it be voice, video,
or data