Nortel Network for Yunnan Art Institute to deploy a comprehensive campus network solutions

Secure, high-performance and highly reliable platforms support advanced education and research applications

BEIJING-Yunnan Academy of Art recently deployed Nortel network * [NYSE/TSX:NT] Comprehensive Campus Network solutions to build high-performance and highly reliable information platform to support advanced education applications.

The new campus network infrastructure provides seamless connectivity and high-speed Internet access across multiple local area networks throughout the campus. Campus Network also with the Ministry of Education to build the country's most important research computer network-China Education Research Network (CERNET) connected. The new infrastructure supports a range of advanced educational applications, such as real-time online teaching, e-mail services, multimedia communications, video-on-demand, IP telephony, database management, and network security management.

"Nortel Network has long been committed to providing services for Chinese education, and has a wealth of experience and excellent records," said Xu Chengda, president of the network of enterprises in the Greater China region. By providing the Yunnan Academy of Art with a single communication platform and a campus network infrastructure that can support voice, data and multimedia services, we have once again demonstrated to the industry the idea of a network of Nortel Networks and the technical strength that we have turned into reality. ”

Nortel Networks is a leading provider of solutions for the global education market. Nearly 10,000 educational clients around the world have deployed Nortel network communications infrastructure solutions. With the recent win contract of the University of Pennsylvania, the Federal Express Technology Institute, the Zuohexian University of Japan, the Spanish Granada University and the world's leading educational and research network agency, the Netherlands SURFnet, the development momentum of Nortel Network in education has been further strengthened. In China, Nortel Network has provided the core network equipment for many national education projects, including the Western University Campus network, the Zhejiang Education Research Network, and a large number of university campus networks.

Nortel Network Solutions for the Yunnan Academy of Art include the passport* 8600 routing switches deployed at the core of the network, the alteon* link optimizer for intelligent traffic management, the Alteon switching firewall system that protects campus information systems, A contivity* 2700 secure IP service gateway for remote users with secure remote access to IPSec VPN services, and a optivity* network management system deployed in the NMS Center to optimize the performance of various educational applications.

Nortel Network Passport 8600 Routing switches provide high density and high performance 2 to 7 layer switching, routing, and traffic rating capabilities for enterprises and operators. This reliable, secure, and intelligent solution delivers increased bandwidth and additional profit opportunities for today's application-led networks.

The Alteon link optimizer of Nortel Network simplifies the multilink system by adopting the technology of intelligent traffic management, bandwidth management and equipment state checking, and improves the efficiency and utilization of the multiplexing network connection. The link optimizer also provides first-tier protection for applications and network security through a series of built-in security measures such as denial of service (DoS) protection, access lists, filtering, and load balancing of intrusion detection systems.

The Nortel network Alteon switched firewall system is compact, with unique accelerator technology and check point FW-1 ng software to provide protection for high flow It data centers, service provider networks, and host architectures. It provides convenient management, best-in-class scalability, and high-speed switching performance, enabling effective protection of network assets while providing solutions that are flexible to meet future growth requirements.

The contivity 2700 Security IP Service Gateway in Nortel Networks can assume multiple roles in both enterprise and carrier networks: IP access routers, private VPN switches, or firewalls, and can be transformed between these roles by registering a software key. Contivity 2700 supports up to 2000 paths and is an ideal choice for large enterprises that require intersite and remote access to VPN services, dedicated IP routing, and secure Internet access applications.

The Optivity network Management system of Nortel Networks provides a comprehensive network view, discovery and diagnostics capability for fast and efficient management and problem solving of converged communication infrastructures. Its design supports the need for capacity, scalability, and security for large networks to ensure that the network delivers the best performance video, IP voice, and business applications to end users.

Yunnan Art Institute, founded in 1959, is located in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, is one of the major integrated arts education institutions in China, with more than 1500 students.