Solutions: Data Networking

Unified communications deployments require a high-performing underlying network. Nortel's data networking solutions deliver on all the critical requirements of high-reign in cost and complexity through simplified solution design and deployment.

Nortel's data networking solutions help accelerate the benefits of unified communications such as greater productivity, higher user and customer satisfaction, while efficiently using corporate resources for a 'greener' organization. In fact, Nortel's data networking solutions have been validated through independent third-party testing by the Tolly Group and Info-Tech to deliver up to 7x improved resiliency, 20x increased performance, and 40% less energy consumed - all at up to 50% less cost of ownership.*

With the widest enterprise networking portfolio in the industry, Nortel offers end-to-end solutions that securely cover the complete (Layers 2-7) networking spectrum, including key product for Innovative Communications Alliance deployments:

  • Support for both Windows and non-Windows PCs including Linux and Mac OS X as well as printers and IP phones
  • NAP can be deployed using the Nortel Secure Network Access Switch before a customer upgrades to Windows Server 2008
  • Broad range of enforcement mode support including 802.1X, SNMP, and Nortel SSCP
  • Support for both employee and guest devices through installed single sign-on client and Web captive portal configurations
  • Enterprise-class scalability, resiliency and clustering
  • The Nortel Health Agent (integrated with Windows System Health Agent) acts as a single unified security agent supporting hundreds of endpoint security applications
  • Utilizing the Nortel Layered Defense architecture, compliant users engaged in malicious activities will automatically be kicked off the network

* The Tolly Group Report Number 208298, July 2008, reported the results of a power consumption evaluation of six Nortel converged data network products consisting of large and medium core and wiring closet Ethernet Routing Switches (ERS), enterprise branch office routers, and IP phones compared to similar Cisco products on the basis of power consumption and heat dissipation, and five-year operational cost. See also The Tolly Group report Number 208275, January 2008, and InfoTech Research Group Report, January 30th 2008.