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SOLUTIONS GUIDE

Overview Competing in a global marketplace with rapid productlifecycles and fluctuating demand requires sophisticatednetwork infrastructures that can expedite product design,production and delivery. It requires a well-trained work-force and effective collaboration among geographicallydispersed teams supported by rich multimedia conferenc-ing tools and digital product simulation. In addition,today’s manufacturers need technology solutions thatprovide real-time access to business and manufacturingintelligence to ensure agile supply chain operations andoptimized inventory controls, order management andworker productivity.

Advanced networking technologies can revitalize outdatedprocesses, satisfy higher customer expectations anddecrease time to market. Unfortunately, implementingthese technologies also increases the challenges IT groupsface as they try to reduce the cost and complexity of theirnetwork infrastructures, operate with fewer resources,and comply with new environmental and financialregulations.

Now is the right time for manufacturers to seek newapproaches that can differentiate them from theircompetition. Proven in manufacturing enterprisesacross major global markets, H3C solutions are uniquelydesigned to provide high-value, state-of-the-art, end-to-end network infrastructure solutions—includingnetwork management and security solutions that scaleto meet accelerating needs and easily integrate withthird-party and legacy networking components toprotect existing and future investments.

Increase ProductivityTo make informed decisions about product lifecycles andsupply chains, manufacturers need 24x7 access to busi-ness intelligence tools. To improve employee productivity

and reduce travel expenses, they need to take advantageof real-time audio and video collaboration tools that canconnect manufacturing and sales partners as well asengineering teams around the globe. But to success-fully implement these initiatives, manufacturing networksmust be able to support high bandwidth demands to avoidbottlenecks that interrupt back-office and customer-facing business processes and communications.

H3C high-performance, high-availability solutions:

› Ensure end-to-end, no-fail networking and mission-critical network access with the exceptional redundancyenabled by Intelligent Resilient Framework® (IRF)technology.

› Scale to support 100 Gigabit Ethernet connections witha modular switching architecture.

› Guarantee priority and service for essential front- andback-office applications through advanced traffic man-agement, Quality of Service (QoS) and low latency.

› Accelerate the delivery of digital images to remotelocations with embedded network services, such asWAN optimization.

› Provide single-pane visibility across the entire networkinfrastructure for rapid application deployments withmaximum visibility into potential network impact.

Ensuring Business ContinuityKeeping financial systems and manufacturing processesrunning smoothly requires easy access to reliable dataon inbound and outbound logistics. Ensuring the timelytransmission of this information requires both wiredand wireless communications—from laptops in theboardroom to electronic tracking devices used on themanufacturing floor. This type of anytime/anywhereaccess, however, can leave networks vulnerable to

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unauthorized use with the potential of derailed workflowsand halted production lines. It can also jeopardize pro-prietary formulas and compliance with environmental andsafety regulations.

The H3C secure network fabric reduces risk with:

› Embedded protection at all layers of the network—not just at the perimeter.

› Real-time, automatic responses to threats withunified threat management platforms, standaloneVPN firewalls and blades, as well as TippingPoint®

intrusion prevention systems.› Advanced authentication of users and devices, granularaccess controls, encrypted system management accessand quarantine enforcement.

› Integrated network and security management, deploy-ment and lockdown of global security policies acrossthe infrastructure.

› High resiliency and rapid failover—less than one second—so that servers stay protected in the event of an attack.

H3C solutions overcome legacy network design limitations by helping manufacturing organizations deploya simplified, scalable, high-performing, lower-cost and resilient virtual switching fabric.

Rodenstock. Impressive price/performance ratioand seamless integration with multi-vendor net-works prompted Rodenstock—the world leader inspectacle lenses and frames—to switch to H3Centerprise networking solutions for connecting itsGermany-based data centers with those in 80other countries.

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Reducing Costs, IncreasingOperational Efficiency Despite increased design complexities, higher customerexpectations and additional health and safety regulations,today’s economic realities demand reductions in capitalequipment and operating expenses without slowingvital deployments or diverting IT teams from strategicinitiatives. The complexity resulting from multiple networkmanagement systems also contributes to the challengesIT staff must address and the heightened potential forhuman error. A mistaken configuration change can haltnetwork activities while errors are identified and repaired.

H3C solutions lower total cost of ownership by ensuring:

› Lower acquisition costs and no hidden fees for licensingor proprietary upgrades, lowering TCO by as much as40% (Analyzing the Hard Numbers for Your CampusLAN: A Total Cost of Ownership Comparison, InfoTech,October 2009).

› Improved productivity, more cost-effective applicationand policy deployments and simplified network opera-tions as a result of a common operating system,standards-based interoperability and single-panevisibility across the entire network infrastructure.

› Superior investment protection with pay-as-you-growflexibility and a modern architecture—built on cost-saving merchant silicon chipsets—designed to adaptquickly to the needs of new applications.

› Reduced power consumption from energy-wiseproducts, independently rated up to 50% moreefficient than the industry average (Miercom LabTesting Report #100102, January 2010).

› A future-proof migration path for Fiber Channel overEthernet and IPv6 connectivity.

Partnering for SuccessThe right networking solutions help manufacturersbuild and deliver their products more efficiently. Theright technology partners can anticipate business needsand react swiftly with innovative, budget-stretchingsolutions that integrate with infrastructure investmentsand economically scale for future growth.

With H3C solutions, organizations are able to obtain fulland immediate value from ground-breaking applicationsthat range from unified communications and IP telephonyto IP video surveillance technologies. They can rely onpeak operation around the clock and unparalleled 24/7support from well-funded R&D and engineering teamsthat work side-by-side with customers to optimizeservice delivery.

PSA Peugeot Citroën. To meet needs for currentbandwidth and performance as well as for futureupgrades and service expansions, the companychose H3C platforms with 10Gigabit Ethernetnon-blocking switching capacity, hot-swappableinterface cards on the core switches and redundantlinks connecting all switches. The reliable networkdesign enables deployment of rich QoS featuresto support both traditional data applications anddelay-sensitive VoIP services.

INTELLIGENT MANAGEMENTThe H3C Intelligent Management Center (IMC)gives overburdened IT teams the rapid insightsthey need to keep their large, mission-criticalnetworks running smoothly.

IMC software provides:› Single-pane management console to enhanceproductivity.

› End-to-end network visibility and controlfor quick response to threats and settingpriority for vital business intelligence andanalytics applications.

› Comprehensive monitoring and managementof multi-vendor switching, wireless, securityand voice products.

› Automatic monitoring, reporting and threatremediation tools to ensure protection ofproprietary data and swift compliance toevolving regulations.

› Faster rollout of network and securitypolicies with system-wide configurationcapabilities.

Copyright © 2010 3Com Corporation. All rights reserved.H3C, H3C logo, Intelligent Resilient Framework and TippingPoint are registered trademarks in various countries worldwide of 3Com Corporation, HangzhouH3C Technologies, Co., Ltd, and TippingPoint Technologies, Inc., respectively. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respectivecompanies. While every effort is made to ensure the information given is accurate, neither 3Com Corporation, Hangzhou H3C Technologies, Co., Ltd, norTippingPoint Technologies, Inc. accepts liability for any errors or mistakes which may arise. All specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Partners and Certifications

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Miercom tested H3C products: H3C 5500-EI Switch, H3C S7506E Chassis Switch, H3C S12508 Data Center SwitchTolly Certified Products: H3C 12500 Data Center Switches, H3C S5800/5820X Flex Chassis SwitchesSprirent Tested Products: H3C 12500 Data Center Switches

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