Spring 2013 Campus Networking Updates
The network has steadily adapted and changed to address key business functions and users, while continuing to offer flexibility, performance, robustness and reliable communications. An End-User (also referenced as a Campus network) Network focused on email and rich media delivery need not have the same uptime and performance goals as a Datacenter network, but does aim to address end-user productivity, with ease of deployment, scalability and simplified management for IT administrators.
Dell delivers a portfolio of products, solutions, management and resources to help customers design, deliver and maintain campus and end-user networking architectures. This Wiki page provides the latest news from Dell with recently introduced products and solutions to help businesses be more agile and flexible.
NEW Firmware 5.1 for PowerConnect
Select Dell PowerConnect switches and blade IO modules (IOMs) now benefit from streamlined multicast and IGMP operation, increased static routes as well as general functionality updates and improvements. This is a free upgrade available at Support.Dell.com. Affected products include PCT8100 Series, PCT8024, PCT7000, PCT M8024-k, M6348, and M6220.
White Paper - Efficient Video Distribution Networks with.Multicast: IGMP Querier and PIM-DM
NEW Reference Architecture release: Large Campus
Dell Networking Reference Architectures (RA) deliver a ready-to-go technical blueprint for customers to design and increase success of their network implementation. The Large Campus RA delivers a tested network design for up to 3000 ports with the Dell 8100 and 7000 Series switches.
With comprehensive guidance in the RA documents and downloadable configuration files to reduce implementation, customers can reduce risk for their current or future network deployment, and realize greater productivity with an infrastructure designed for agility.
- Campus RA Technical Guide: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20341858.aspx
- Campus RA Overview Presentation: http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20342392.aspx
- Campus RA Configuration files (available as a ZIP file): http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20341859.aspx
NEW Dell Large Campus Switches have lower TCO vs Cisco and HP
Miercom, a leading independent 3rd party test lab, recently published a report verifying the performance and interoperability of the Dell Networking 7000 and 8100 series switches.
Miercom found that he 5 year TCO for Dell reference architecture is estimated to be 60% less than a comparable Cisco architecture and 20% less than a comparable HP architecture. Download the full report http://dell.to/16LmOpIhere.