Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.1 Guida Informativa
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Industry: Transportation: Shipping
Location: Ships travel the North Sea,
Kattegat, Skagerrak and Baltic Sea,
headquarters in Southeast Sweden
Kattegat, Skagerrak and Baltic Sea,
headquarters in Southeast Sweden
Potential Users: 500 employees
BUSINESS CHALLENGES
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Provide best network connectivity for
vessels and vehicles no matter where
located
vessels and vehicles no matter where
located
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Provide simultaneous connectivity among
asynchronous cellular, satellite, radio, and
wireless LAN carrier services
asynchronous cellular, satellite, radio, and
wireless LAN carrier services
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Provide stronger traffic security to meet
strict government compliance
strict government compliance
NETWORK SOLUTION
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Cisco 1900 Series and Cisco 2900 Series
ISR G2s with PfR technology
ISR G2s with PfR technology
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Cisco DMVPN and Cisco IPSec security
software
software
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Cisco Prime Infrastructure management
platform
platform
BUSINESS RESULTS
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Reliable, continuous connectivity supports
essential voice and data traffic between
ships and headquarters
essential voice and data traffic between
ships and headquarters
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Traffic encryption and network intrusion
protection exceed government security
standards
protection exceed government security
standards
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Monthly communication expenses slashed
by 30-40 percent
by 30-40 percent
Ships Communicate at Dock, along Coast, and at Sea
Mariners smoothly switch between carriers for continuous communication thanks to Cisco and
partner Atea.
partner Atea.
Business
Challenges
Reliable, stable ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication is vital
for ensuring the safety of crews and passengers on seagoing vessels.
A large European shipping company contacted Cisco
for ensuring the safety of crews and passengers on seagoing vessels.
A large European shipping company contacted Cisco
®
Gold Partner
and IT infrastructure provider Atea with some advanced onshore and
offshore communication system requirements.
offshore communication system requirements.
The firm relies on four different communication services onboard its
ships: wireless LAN over Asynchronous DSL (ADSL) when docked in
harbor, 3G/4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular or code division
multiple access (CDMA) radio when plying coastal waters, and very
small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite for communication at sea.
ships: wireless LAN over Asynchronous DSL (ADSL) when docked in
harbor, 3G/4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) cellular or code division
multiple access (CDMA) radio when plying coastal waters, and very
small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite for communication at sea.
However, as Henrik Borg, senior network consultant for Atea ASA,
says, “The shipping firm’s existing vendor’s routers could only support
one carrier at a time. Once more, the router could only identify whether
or not a
says, “The shipping firm’s existing vendor’s routers could only support
one carrier at a time. Once more, the router could only identify whether
or not a
nother carrier was available.” As a result, communication
outages of up to five minutes were a common occurrence as
crewmembers scrambled to access the next best communications link.
The router software also lacked needed security features to comply
with increasing government regulations.
crewmembers scrambled to access the next best communications link.
The router software also lacked needed security features to comply
with increasing government regulations.
The company wanted a routing solution with a combination of
capabilities that was practically unheard of in the industry:
capabilities that was practically unheard of in the industry:
Smoothly connect up to four communication service carriers
simultaneously: 3G/4G (LTE) cellular, VSAT satellite, CMDA
radio, and wireless LAN over ADSL
simultaneously: 3G/4G (LTE) cellular, VSAT satellite, CMDA
radio, and wireless LAN over ADSL
Compact, hardened equipment able to operate reliably in tight
spaces under extremely harsh conditions of rough seas, sub-
freezing temperatures, and corrosive saltwater
spaces under extremely harsh conditions of rough seas, sub-
freezing temperatures, and corrosive saltwater
Strong traffic encryption and network intrusion protection to
comply with strict governmental security standards
comply with strict governmental security standards