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Xylan Corp. Announces Naval Oceanographic Office Network Upgrade

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The Naval Oceanographic Office, located at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, has selected Xylan Corp. to upgrade its network infrastructure, providing the bandwidth needed to deliver weather and ocean conditions data to various agencies throughout the Department of Defense. The network upgrade will be built around Xylan's OmniSwitch technology, which will enable the office to deliver critical information, such as research and development data, and computational data. "Network performance is crucial because the network is the facilitator for all of the information products that we offer our DoD customers," said Steve Adamec, director of NAVOCEANO's high-performance computing center.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Naval Oceanographic Office, a 14,000-acre campus located at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, has a network that spans five buildings and serves approximately 1,000 end users and 1,500 attached devices.
  • The office's network is a critical link in providing daily communications and services to the Navy and other agencies, with crucial information such as research and development data and computational data being delivered via the Xylan network.
  • Xylan Corp. has been selected to provide the necessary network upgrade, with the OmniSwitch technology being the core component of the upgrade.
  • The network upgrade will provide better service to end computers and faster aggregate backbone network links along all the switches, addressing the increasing demands on the network load.
  • NAVOCEANO network managers had three major goals when selecting Xylan for its network: performance, resiliency, and security, with the OmniSwitch offering an integrated IP firewall and user authentication capabilities.
  • Xylan's switches are known for their advanced architectures and chip designs, as well as any-to-any switching capabilities, making them a popular choice for network upgrades.
  • The Xylan Switched Network Services initiative takes switching to the next step by providing a comprehensive set of services, including DHCP, network address translation, and RSVP.

Statistics:

  • The Naval Oceanographic Office's network spans five buildings over a 14,000-acre campus.
  • The network serves approximately 1,000 end users and 1,500 attached devices.
  • The office's network is a critical link in providing daily communications and services to the Navy and other agencies.
  • The Xylan network supports delivery of daily information products, including wave and wind forecasts, sea surface temperatures, and projections.
  • NAVOCEANO's network has a combined customer base of various agencies throughout the Department of Defense.

Sources:

  • Business Wire
  • Xylan Corp. News Release, "Xylan Corp. Announces Selection by Naval Oceanographic Office to Provide Network Upgrade" (Dec. 15, 1998)
  • Xylan Corp. Website, www.xylan.com

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