Telecom Lead Asia: Avaya has launched the Avaya Ethernet
Routing Switch (ERS) 3500. The new compact Ethernet switches are designed for
small and midsize enterprises, remote branches, and open environments such as
classrooms and hospitality suites.
The Avaya ERS 3500 provides enterprise-class
functionality and features while simplifying network operations for small
locations.
“The Avaya ERS 3500 series is the perfect family of
switches for small locations — it provides the features and capabilities that
enterprises expect at a price suited for the small and midsize market. We’ve
designed the ERS 3500 to work seamlessly with Avaya IP Office, simplifying
deployment with our flagship collaboration solution for SMEs so that businesses
can be more productive, faster,” Marc Randall, senior vice president and
general manager, Avaya Networking.
Avaya said the plug and play and automation capabilities are
designed to simplify deployments for Avaya users and channel partners by
reducing the potential for error during set up, delivering consistency across
multiple locations and helping ensure that best practices are followed during
installation.
The ERS 3500 Series consists of six Fast and Gigabit
Ethernet switches available in 10- and 24-port configurations.
Moreover, customers can select models with enhanced Power
over Ethernet (PoE+) to future-proof their networks and power advanced IP
phones, wireless access points and video surveillance cameras.
Avaya’s Stackable Chassis Architecture will be enabled on
these models in a future software release, offering customers the ability to
stack up to eight ERS 3500 units for enhanced network availability, simplified
management and up to 80Gbps of virtual backplane capacity.
Durham District School Board has over 300 portable
classrooms in 134 elementary and secondary schools across the region. Most are
wired for network access using an 8-port unmanaged switch, so technicians have
to drive out to schools each and every time an issue arises.
The Avaya ERS 3500 will change all that. It can be
managed remotely, making it infinitely easier to configure and troubleshoot,
and providing insight into the traffic on the switch. It can be connected to
Avaya Identity Engines, allowing us to extend the endpoint security we have in
each school out to the portables. And it provides Gigabit Ethernet capabilities
in a port density that’s ideal for the classroom,” said Wilson Chan,
manager of information systems, Durham District School Board.
