Is the cost of building enterprise campus networks high? Ruijie's simplified Ethernet all-optical network provides a "good solution" to solve the problem

Digital transformation is being used as a powerful measure to reduce costs and increase efficiency in thousands of industries. As digital transformation deepens, enterprises will rely more and more on and use basic networks, and the efficiency of network transmission will greatly affect the effectiveness of digital transformation. This is particularly evident in the construction of enterprise park networks.

On the one hand, enterprises are undergoing digitalization in all scenarios from production, office to R&D, which requires full coverage of the park's basic network construction; on the other hand, the popularization of technologies such as 5G, cloud computing, and AI has led to higher and higher performance requirements for park networks, and high performance and mobility have become the mainstream trend.

As the campus network architecture becomes increasingly complex, traffic pressure becomes increasingly obvious, and the cost of transformation and upgrading soars, how to truly reduce costs and increase efficiency in basic network construction has become an urgent need for many companies. Ruijie Networks focuses on the above pain points and launches Ruijie's simplified Ethernet all-optical network solution, providing a path to break through this dilemma. At a recent media conference, Ye Yongjun, director of Ruijie Network's enterprise industry department solutions, gave a detailed explanation of the enterprise simplified Ethernet all-optical network solution.

The choice under the trend of "optical fiber replacing copper"

From the perspective of the development of campus network technology, "optical fiber replacing copper fiber" is a major trend. Ye Yongjun analyzed the reasons for this phenomenon: first, the overall cost of optical fiber wiring has been greatly reduced; second, compared with traditional Ethernet twisted pair cables, the bandwidth of optical fiber has been greatly improved; third, the transmission distance of optical fiber has also broken the original limit of 100 meters. Therefore, the rise of all-optical network is inevitable.

Among the current optical network technology platforms, Ruijie firmly follows the Ethernet optical network technology platform. Ye Yongjun said that the reason for choosing the Ethernet optical network is that "this platform has natural advantages. In comparison, the Ethernet all-optical network uses the Ethernet architecture and protocol, has strong compatibility, higher bandwidth, better support for wireless, and is easier for technicians to use and simpler and more efficient to maintain."

Deployment of all-optical network: cost is no longer a concern

In the upgrade of campus networks, all-optical networks are certainly gaining popularity, but many companies are still waiting to see whether to deploy all-optical networks, among which "cost" is a major consideration.

In response to this concern, Ruijie Enterprise's Simplified Ethernet All-Optical Network Solution provides the following answer: The Simplified Ethernet All-Optical Network brings the network from the core switch in the IT room to various scenarios in the park. Whether in production or office environments, it improves quality and efficiency while "reducing costs", and the results are obvious.

Ye Yongjun introduced that in the production scenario, the optical fiber enters the workshop and the cabinet position can be set as needed, which not only realizes flexible wiring over a distance of more than 100m, but also facilitates the increase and decrease of information points in the workshop in the future. Moreover, the core/aggregation of this solution is directly connected to the switch through optical fiber, which can eliminate the active aggregation room and the strong electricity in the aggregation room. There is no need for air conditioning, cabinets and other facilities, which further reduces costs and does not require special maintenance personnel. The later operation and maintenance costs are reduced to 0. Overall, this solution not only reduces the cost of wiring and wiring, but also effectively curbs the energy consumption of the workshop aggregation and the equipment and operation and maintenance costs.

In office scenarios, optical fiber enters the room, and the room is wired and wirelessly wired through panel APs and switches; fully silent switches, flexible ports, and plug-and-play. In the past, adjustments to office layouts always brought cost pressures. Changes in space often meant the need for rewiring, which was equivalent to redecorating a renovated office. Ruijie's simplified Ethernet all-optical network solution can effectively save expansion costs. Optical fiber is no longer limited by bandwidth, and expansion does not require rewiring or redecorating, reducing wiring costs by 60%.

Evidence: Ruijie Aurora Solution Helps CofiCap Reduce Costs and Increase Efficiency

Practice makes perfect. How effective is the implementation of Ruijie's simplified Ethernet all-optical network solution? At the press conference, Shan Zhuoqun, IT manager of Cofi Cable (Tianjin) Co., Ltd., shared the application case of Ruijie's enterprise simplified Ethernet all-optical solution in Cofi Cable.

Cofi Cable (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. is affiliated to Cofi Cable Group, and is mainly engaged in the design, manufacture and sales of automotive cables and wires. In recent years, with the continuous development of business, the company's original production capacity has been unable to meet market demand, and the new plant project is currently being implemented. However, in the deployment of the plant network, many problems in the original design were exposed.

"Designing and deploying according to our existing copper wire wiring will bring many problems: too many network cables will cause maintenance troubles, and temporary wiring management will be difficult. At the same time, the current copper price is soaring and the cost of network cables remains high, which will increase the difficulty and cost of deploying and maintaining our new workshop production network." said Shan Zhuoqun.

In response to the needs of Coficap, Ruijie customized a minimalist optical network solution for Coficap's 300-meter-long new factory workshop, and the final solution was recognized by many parties including the design institute and the project implementer. According to Shan Zhuoqun, this solution not only supports the 10G wireless WIFI 6 protocol, is easy to transform and maintain, but also has a high cost-effectiveness. The entire project saved about 20,000 meters of network cables, and combined with the equipment cost, the company saved a total of more than 100,000 yuan.

Conclusion

Ruijie's simplified Ethernet all-optical network solution cleverly combines the advantages of Ethernet and all-optical networks, and embodies the characteristics of "high bandwidth, simple operation and maintenance, and cost reduction". Ruijie Network adheres to the position of "scenario innovation" and continuously refines the campus network construction solution that is truly suitable for enterprise-level users, which will surely help more industry users deepen their digital transformation in the future.

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