The latest initiative is to upgrade its core communications centres and closets by installing new gigabit capable layer 3 switching and telecommunications cabling infrastructure to achie
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KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited
2 Hereford Street Berkeley Vale NSW 2261
PO Box 335 Wyong NSW 2259
Phone: 02 4389 5000
Fax: 02 4388 4499
Help Desk: 1800 801 298
Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au
Web: www.krone.com.au
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Deakin University stays ahead of
the rest w ith KRONE's TrueNet
Deakin University has selected KRONE' s TrueNet
solutions and Patch-by-Exception (PBE) methodology
for the major upgrade of its five campuses in Victoria
Twice voted University of the year for its innovative
and imaginative use of technology in teaching and
industry partnerships, Deakin continues to seek
ways to maintain and improve its reputation The
latest initiative is to upgrade its core
communications centres and closets by installing
new gigabit capable layer 3 switching and
telecommunications cabling infrastructure to
achieve redundancy in the network
" We will have two routers and two layer 3 switches
at the core of each campus network - all continuously
active and load sharing," said Greg Wickham,
Network Section Leader, Deakin University
" The core is also configured for full symmetric
redundancy This coupled with redundantly
connected closets means that any single instance of
equipment failure will not affect more than 50
people Both halves of the core will also be located
in distinct buildings so that if we lose networking in
a single building, the remainder of the campus will still be active
" We are installing KRONE's Cat 6 TrueNet end-to-end cabling solution in the core, standardising on the company's PBE methodology from the LAN to the core while, at the same time, utilising the TrueNet Cat 5e solution in the communications closets."
Deakin University has 60,000 students enrolled each year at five campuses - two at Melbourne, two
at Geelong and one in regional Warrnambool Each campus has a core communications centre with mail server while Geelong Waterfront has the main computer room with 20 full-size equipment racks housing multiple mail and production servers and connecting to all other campuses
All Deakin students have choices about the way they study They can attend lectures on campus and receive face-to face teaching or, as thousands of busy professionals have discovered, they can access flexible, online course delivery With 40,000 online corporate students competing for the same
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KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited
2 Hereford Street Berkeley Vale NSW 2261
PO Box 335 Wyong NSW 2259
Phone: 02 4389 5000
Fax: 02 4388 4499
Help Desk: 1800 801 298
Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au
Web: www.krone.com.au
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bandwidth, it is imperative their data is delivered as
quickly and efficiently as possible
KRONE' s TrueNet solution comprise cable and
connect or component s t hat have been
impedance matched to deliver zero bit error rates,
meaning slowtime is eliminated
" We selected TrueNet because it has the
advantage of a KRONE guarantee of zero bit errors
and, during installation, KRONE staff actually
conduct on-site testing to ensure the network is
working to its maximum potential," said Dr
Wickham " That is part of the KRONE warranty
plus regular testing also gives us the opportunity
to fix things as we go."
Broken or inferior cable, poor connectors or patch
cords, mismatched components, impedance
problems, inadequate standards - all of these are
issues which impact on the effectiveness and
efficiency of cabling infrastructure and can
therefore cause a severe impact on business
" We're using TrueNet Cat6T at the core where our
redundancy and bandwidth-hungry equipment is
located," said Dr Wickham " We're using TrueNet
Cat5eT for all new horizontal cabling and in the
communications closets at each campus The PBE
solutions will run from the communications closets
out to the workstations."
Deakin first installed the PBE methodology at the
Warrnambool campus in 1998 and it proved to be
so successful that they have now standardised on
the solution It was that success, fuelled by their
attendance at the HighTIME conference earlier this
year where we conducted demonstrations of
TrueNet, that convinced the network team that it
was the technology to ensure the University's
telecommunications future
Why was PBE so successful? In 1998, Lee Hayhoe, Deakin's data and voice network engineer at the Warrnambool campus explained: " If we had a problem with a workstation or a piece of equipment, it was always a nightmare trying to locate the fault, and then when it was located, we were quite often led to other problems in the network It was a constant headache
" People would call me to say they're moving offices
or need a new telephone connected, and I had to set aside a substantial period of time to facilitate these changes I have saved considerable man hours per month, since PBE was installed at our campus," said Mr Hayhoe
All five Deakin University campuses will progressively be upgraded and work already has commenced at Waurn Ponds and Waterfront at Geelong
Dr Greg Wickham of Deakin University (left)
w ith KRONE’s M urray Dickson and Bob Cox (right), checking the TrueNet system in the computer room
at Waurn Ponds Campus.