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Unified Networking. At a Glance Presented By: James Hall and James D. Saylor. What is unified networking?. Leverages wireless and wired technologies in a meshing environment Shares network-level resources throughout company Provides various services from a centralized topology.
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Unified Networking At a Glance Presented By: James Hall and James D. Saylor
What is unified networking? • Leverages wireless and wired technologies in a meshing environment • Shares network-level resources throughout company • Provides various services from a centralized topology
Benefits of Unified Networking • Increased security throughout network • Improved outcomes across service domains • Workflow efficiency improvements • Higher degree of technological organization structure
What’s in your Unified Network? • Wi-Fi Network • Telecommunication Systems • Wired Hardware • Security Appliances • IP Security Camera Systems
The Network Backbone • Quality of service can be determined by quality of internet connection. • IP Telecommunications systems, cloud solutions, and web browsing hinge upon Internet. • Which internet option is for you? • DSL • Cable • Fiber
The Argument for Fiber High speed fiber optic internet is likely available near you as part of business or enterprise grade options available through local ISPs • Low Latency • Higher throughput • Service-Level Agreements
Inside The Practice • Modem • Security Appliance • Router • Switches • Access Points
Importance of Modernization • In recent years, networking hardware has adapted to higher throughput • Throughput is the maximum capable transfer speed of a device • Older devices will have 10/100 – new devices offer 10/100/1000 Mbps • Common bottlenecks in a network are found in outdated networking equipment
Telecommunications - The VoIP Solution • VoIP becoming prevalent over traditional phone systems • VoIP leverages Ethernet to provide voice- and multimedia- based communications with workflow benefits • Scalability • Easy of Transition • Cost-Effectiveness • Integration with other business systems
Your Security Appliance and You • Hardware- and software- oriented network-level protection from threats • Includes host of security functionality: • Firewall • Traffic Shaping • Content Filtering • Intrusion-Detection Systems (IDS) • VLANs • Many employ adaptive security architecture for further protection
Adaptive Security Architecture • Creating a fluid, adaptive security environment • Leverages ‘smart’ firewalls to secure environments beyond dictionary threats. • Commonly seen within ‘stateful’ firewalls & heuristic analysis
Adaptive Security Architecture – Intrusion Detection Systems • Leverages a combination of database-referencing and machine learning to identify, detect, and prevent intrusions. • Analyzes workloads and packets for ’markers’ that identify its status.
Traffic Shaping and Content Filtering • Traffic Shaping profiles network traffic to identify high- and low- priority data • Allows for increased quality of service for vital services like VoIP • Content Filters restrict access to certain websites and categories of traffic • Limits access to dangerous or distracting content
Unification through Virtual LANs • Creates a logical separation of devices within your network • Allows for isolation or partitioning across organization • Ex. - VLAN1 for security system, VLAN2 for telecommunications, etc. • Increased security through minimum-required access
Better Security, Unified Front • Network-level security improving HIPAA Compliance • Effective technical safeguards through modernization and unification • Facilitating improved workflow through IP Telecommunications
