There is an increasing demand for 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GE) networks from companies of all sizes in almost every industry. There are only a couple of end-to-end IP network solution providers in the world, and Huawei-3Com is one of them. The number of vendors capable of providing 10GE solutions is also very small.

10GE is the highest standard for bandwidth speed in enterprise networks. It was introduced to solve the problem of an increase in network traffic, caused by the deployment of network applications and services over converged networks adversely affecting network performance.

Network administrators need solutions that can increase speed and improve traffic management without incurring exorbitant costs. Huawei-3Com's 10GE switches offer total coverage for the core, edge and access layers to meet the increasing demand for high-speed data, voice and video over IP.

Huawei-3Com has worked on a wide variety of deployments including metropolitan area networks, backbone campus networks and Gigabit-to-desktop networks. Increasingly, Huawei-3Com 10GE switches are becoming a popular choice for versatile and cost-effective IP networks. Huawei-3Com's 10GE solutions offer carrier-class reliability and strong security built on a high-density, large capacity, modularized design. With the cost-effectiveness and high performance of Huawei-3Com switches, enterprises of all sizes and in all industries can realize a high return on their network investment.

Following are some examples of how 10GE networks improve network performance and increase the efficiency of their business operations:

High-capacity data transfers for film production
Many small to medium sized businesses are involved in data intensive industries, an example being motion picture effects and processing. A typical movie has twenty four frames per second with each frame around 12Mb in size. Hong Kong Centro Digital Pictures, Asia's leading animation and visual effects studio, chose Huawei-3Com’s 10GE platform to dramatically accelerate the video production process by increasing the speed of file transfers and communications. The powerful Layer 3 routing functionality and modularized design of Huawei-3Com's 10GE switches provide 1+1 redundancy to ensure an unparalleled level of reliability for time-critical functions.

Remote network control for wide area deployments
Huawei-3Com deployed a 10GE solution for the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), the first 10GE network to be installed in a Hong Kong government agency. EMSD needed to connect its headquarters to one hundred other remote areas to support its growing base of government buildings, systems and service facilities throughout Hong Kong. The 10GE platform supports EMSD's remote network infrastructure, provides 10GE wire-speed performance capabilities and helps maintain VoIP and multimedia applications, such as video conferencing and web casting.

Effective VoIP support and converged networking for office automation
France's PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) is a leading global automaker, selling cars and trucks in over 150 countries around the world. PSA wanted to build a sophisticated, feature-rich network constructed for its new office facility called "Pôle Tertiaire 2" (PT2) near Paris. Huawei-3Com equipped PT2 with a dependable, high-speed office automation network that enabled the company to deploy integrated VoIP and data services over a single network architecture. With 10GE switches in the distribution layer, the PT2 network offers up to 292 GE interfaces for GE-to-desktop connections and eliminates the need for a separate access layer. The new building-wide network has outstanding performance, with a switch fabric capacity of 300Gbps and a Layer 3 packet throughput of 180Mpps.

Massive user deployments at conferences and exhibitions
The 2005 WTO Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong was one of the largest events to ever take place in the city with over 11,000 participants, comprising of 6,000 WTO member delegates, 3,000 journalists and 2,000 NGO representatives from around the world. Huawei-3Com built and deployed a 10GE network platform consisting of high performance switches, routers and firewalls providing a highly available and interoperable network that could support any application or device. The Huawei-3Com solution offered features such as distributed device management and resilient routing to provide a scalable and secure network that met the stringent demands placed on it.

Intercity communications network between HQ and branches
Sinotrans, the largest logistic corporation in China, recently constructed a WAN to connect its headquarters with their 240 network branches and 32 affiliated companies located across ten provinces in China as well as with their five logistic centers in China and Hong Kong. Huawei-3Com constructed a LAN for Sinotrans' headquarters building and a WAN to connect its branches and other facilities. This helped to offer multiple services and realize a diversified e-business function including finance, various administrative tasks and support for VoIP. Using Huawei-3Com 10GE switches as a mutual core switch and primary switches, the new 3-in-1 network supports various e-business functions with high reliability, expansibility and improved competitiveness.