Delivery of a new resilient and redundant Extreme network infrastructure, incorporating LAN and WiFi
Maintel deployed an Extreme Network, utilising Extreme 'Fabric Networking' to deliver advanced features and benefits to Incommunities, these included:-
- Reducing time to service requirements.
- Less tolerance for networking down time.
- Networking Virtualization requirements for Layer 2 (VLAN extensions) and Layer 3 (VRF extensions).
- Server Virtualization needs in data-centre deployments, requiring a large set of Layer 2 connections (VLANs)
- Traffic separation requirements in campus deployments, for security purposes, as well as robustness considerations (for instance if contractors, for maintenance reasons, needed access to their equipment or guest access needs).
- Multi-tenant applications.
Incommunities existing WLAN setup was also replaced with an ExtremeCloud™️ IQ solution, a machine learning and AI driven Wired and Wireless Network Management system, providing for a simplified and intuitive cloud based solution. This solution furnishes Incommunities with auto-provisioning and full visibility into client and device performance, as well as simplified troubleshooting capabilities and integrated Network Applications, further enhancing their networking infrastructure capabilities.