With all of the challenges businesses face, the last thing they need to worry about is keeping their network continually tuned to handle more locations, more devices, and more applications.
Constantly upgrading the network to meet increased demand and the performance expectations of users involves serious commitments of time and expense. Surely there are better ways to design, build and operate networks to serve today’s constantly changing work dynamic…
The Tellabs Passive Optical LAN is an ideal alternative architecture that offers unique attributes that help “future proof” your network. These attributes include:
Flexible Design Options
Passive Optical LAN breaks the distance limitations of traditional copper-based switched networks. As a result, buildings no longer require rooms dedicated to network equipment. As buildings are reconfigured to accommodate open floor plans, collaborative environments and private spaces, these flexible design options become all the more important.
Faster Install and Adaptability
Since fiber-based Optical LAN requires less cabling due to its superior connectivity density, installation is much faster. IT staff can more easily perform moves, adds and changes. Plus, an OLAN design accommodates scalability at the deepest endpoints in the network and at multiple locations throughout.
Simpler Network Management
Passive Optical LAN utilizes centralized intelligence and management, with one console where the end-to-end enterprise network appears as a single virtual switch. This improves the network’s operational efficiencies, security and reliability.
Technology Independence
Passive Optical LAN equipment operates independent of technology. Optical LAN is based on wave-division multiplexing technology that has already defined a path forward for supporting network speeds of up to 100 gigabits. Thus, an OLAN installation can economically, with little disruption to business, migrate to higher speed connectivity on a port-to-port basis with no conflicts.
Lower CapEx and OpEx Costs
It is always prudent for businesses to control costs, but without negatively impacting network performance, reliability, security and future scalability. Passive Optical LAN delivers capital cost reductions and ongoing operational savings, improved uptime, and fewer points of vulnerability.
Take steps to better support your business now and for the future. Contact NET100 to discuss your IT infrastructure needs or schedule a site survey: (703) 995-5200 | Email: info@net100ltd.com.