A Blueprint for Network Evolution

The human network is powered by real-time interactions. The challenge most businesses face today is how to transform their existing network into a business enabling platform.

The Campus Communications Fabric framework can help your business:

• Solve complex planning issues
• Provide support for rich-media applications
• Enable consistent services and policies
• Take advantage of the Cisco Service-Oriented Network Architecture (SONA) foundation

Campus Communications Fabric

The six attributes of the Campus Communications Fabric deliver:

• Application Intelligence
  Take control of applications and user experience


• Unified Network Services
  Connect any person to any resource with any device

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Cisco Catalyst Switches enable innovations in the enterprise campus network.
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• Integrated Security
  Secure every port with built-in protection for access, identity, and data


• Nonstop Communications
  Stay connected with a resilient infrastructure that enables business continuity


• Virtualization
  Simplify your network and maximize resource utilization


• Operational Manageability
  Do more with less—deploy services faster and automate routine tasks

Cisco Catalyst Modular Switches

A switching network with the highest levels of integrated services and scalability forms the foundation of the Campus Communications Fabric.

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

• Flagship switching platform

• Highest levels of services scalability

• Optimized for core, distribution, and wiring closet deployments

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches

• Flagship switching platform

• Highest levels of services scalability

• Optimized for core, distribution, and wiring closet deployments

Cisco Mobility

Efficient, fast, live; Cisco Mobility Solutions deliver secure connections, rich experiences, and intelligent services to help your organization.

Cisco Unified Communications

Cisco Unified Communications increase business agility by helping you integrate communications more closely with business processes, helping ensure that information reaches recipients quickly, through the most appropriate medium.

Cisco Security

The Cisco Self-Defending Network is an architectural solution designed for the evolving security landscape. Security is integrated everywhere and with the help of a lifecycle services approach, enterprises can design, implement, operate, and optimize network platforms that defend critical business processes against attack and disruption, protect privacy, and support policy and regulatory compliance controls.

Press Releases

Adena Health System Brings Critical-Care Specialists to Newborns in Rural Ohio with Telemedicine Video Conferencing on a Cisco Integrated Network – 29 Apr 2008

Cisco Redefines Modular Switching with New Offerings to Help Simplify Operational Management, Drive Higher Performance and Deliver Investment Enhancement – 6 Nov 2007

Cisco Sharpens the Enterprise Edge with Flagship Catalyst 6500 Switching Platform – 30 Apr 2007
Greater Application Control and Advanced Security Services in the Campus and WAN Edge Deliver Optimal Customer Experience of Business Applications

Brochures

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System 1440
Cisco’s flagship LAN switching scales to 1.4 Tbps, boosts Non-Stop Communications and Enhances Operational Manageability
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Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series with Centerflex Technology
Overview of product features and benefits
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Application Intelligence and Integrated Security Using Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 PISA
Learn how extending deep packet inspection to the network’s edge can enhance the user experience and control over the network
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White Papers

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System 1440
A detailed guide for creating a single Virtual Switching System with two Cisco Catalyst 6500 chassis
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Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Supervisor Engine 6-E CenterFlex Technology
This technology benefits customers by adding new features to existing hardware as well as increasing capacity of networked systems
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Campus Communications Fabric Overview
Evolve your network to address rapidly changing needs of today and tomorrow.
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Application Intelligence: A New Network Service (Lippis Report)
Delivering the optimal user experience requires visibility into application traffic and the ability to take control of it.
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Podcasts

Cisco Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System 1440
Product manager and Product Marketing Manager provide an overview of the benefits of this new technology
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Cisco Catalyst 4500 E-Series with CenterFlex Technology
Product Manager and Product Marketing Manager provide an introduction to 4500 E-Series products and benefits
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New Design Principals for Campus Networking
Nick Lippis and Kumar Srikantan discuss how the latest innovations in user applications are changing the architecture of campus network design.
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Cisco Propels Networking to the Business Platform Level
Nick Lippis and Marie Hattar discuss how the role of the network has expanded as key enabler of productivity and differentiation.
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