鲍德温-怀特霍尔学区
ALE network solutions improve performance, reliability and usability for teachers and staff.
- 国家:美利坚合众国
- 火狐体育手机:教育
- Solution: 数字时代网络, 数字时代通信
鲍德温-怀特霍尔学区 located in Pittsburgh, PA serves over 4500 students and approximately 500 staff and faculty across five campuses. The district began its technology curriculum integration initiative just prior to 2020. This program was accelerated when education went online full-time during the health crisis.
The district has been strategic in its IT investments using E-Rate and implementing a consistent upgrade plan.
Challenges
A 2019 topography survey determined student enrollment at Baldwin-Whitehall was projected to increase dramatically in the near term and their outdated network would have trouble addressing this increase. 迎接Challenges, Baldwin-Whitehall planned to add a new building and adopt technology across the district driving the implementation of digital platforms, 所需的工具和应用程序. This would allow the school to support remote learning and take student education to the next level.
Baldwin-Whitehall took a strategic approach based on continuous upgrades over six years. The network build-out was the foundation supporting other technology projects including a 1-1 initiative serving all K-12 which took place over three years, streaming and video use in learning, and use of Promethean interactive education boards.
Action
Baldwin-Whitehall had an existing Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise telephone system. With an IT/Communications staff of six, Baldwin-Whitehall sought the support of channel partner Communications Consulting, 公司(CCI), who were key in introducing the district to Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® LAN Stackable switches. The OmniSwitch products became vital to creating a solid back-end network, 缓解瓶颈的同时. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900 is implemented as core gear and is deployed in district facilities as routing gear.
Results
技术的好处
- Rock solid performance and reliability with OmniSwitches, core to edge
- “Set it and forget it” remote management with OmniVista卷 cloud-based remote management
- Secure MAC authentication and simplified product updates from detailed profiles
- VLANs in each building - phone system and surveillance cameras on their own VLANs
- 全区PoE部署
- 40Gig between buildings with core solutions, enabling multi-gig switching
经济利益
- ROI - “ALE technology provides good ROI…the solutions are reliable” -David Green
- Baldwin-Whitehall leveraged E-Rate funding for on-going technology investment
- Longevity in phones/phone system and integration into modern IP network
用户体验优势
- E911 capability with ALE phones provides immediate views without network failure
- Network performance helps teachers realise new teaching options using new digital platforms
- Exceed IT requirements - “ALE products surpass what districts require.——丹·多根，CCI
- Increase productivity- more IT staff productivity with OmniVista卷 Management platform
