Why Cisco To bring its network into the 21st century, Whidbey General contacted communications consultant Kevin Schmidt of D.W. Schmidt and Associates, based in Lynnwood, Washington. Schmidt called Seattle-based SJI Productive Networks, a network integrator that exclusively installs Cisco products. SJI proposed installing a multiservice Cisco network that would link the three remote sites via high-speed connections capable of supporting voice and data applications. 1910 Ethernet switch already in place in its legacy network. We wanted an integrated voice and data solution that would provide savings while increasing quality of service.
Cisco provides that.
Plus, we were impressed by the fact that the entire installation will pay for itself in just over two years. The Solution SJI installed two Cisco 1750 modular access routers in the hospital's Whidbey North Clinic and Physical Therapy North facilities for Internet, data, and voice connectivity. Data traffic is routed to the clinics' data LANs, and voice calls and faxes are routed to the key systems at two remote locations. Once the initial project was approved, Whidbey General officials decided to add advanced converged networking capabilities at the main hospital site in Coupeville, positioning the network to implement next-generation applications in the months ahead. They installed a Cisco 3640 multiservice access platform, a high-performance, modular dial access platform with integrated routing capabilities.