Case Study - PBE - Southern Cross

CASE study KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited 2 Hereford Street Berkeley Vale NSW 2261 PO Box 335 Wyong NSW 2259 Phone: 02 4389 5000 Fax: 02 4388 4499 Help Desk: 1800 801 298 Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au Web: www.krone.com.au Jo No 6118 08/03 Southern Cross Care selects KRONE HIGHBAND When Southern Cross Care (Vic) established its new Central Office in Oakleigh it selected KRONE Australia’s Category 6 GLOBAL LEADER solution for its communications Established in 1969, Southern Cross Care (Vic) is a community-based organisation providing excellence in quality care to over 2,000 seniors in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. ”We currently run a 1 Gigabit backbone and 100 Megabit to the workstation, the plan is for 1 Gigabit Ethernet to the desk-top within 5 years. The Network controls all of the financials, aged care specific software, desk top publishing and all of the standard Windows programs,” said Peter Hosking IT Manager for SCC (Vic). “We selected Category 6 cabling infrastructure as it’s imperative that we provide the best cabling infrastructure for our future needs.” Mr Hosking pointed out that SCC (Vic) investigated various options such as pair-managed and RJ45 solutions from KRONE and other suppliers, and Patch-by-Exception (PBE) solutions exclusive to KRONE. “We conducted extensive research on the solutions available and discovered that an RJ45 cross- connect solution could become messy and unmanageable. A PBE solution, such as the HIGHBAND 25, on the other hand, eliminates the number of patch cords needed - thus reducing the mess. “By utilising the off-cuts of the horizontal cable for cross- connecting, costs are kept a minimum, clutter is minimised and the cable can be cut to length, which improves performance and cable management. “Also, in selecting the HIGHBAND 25 solution we freed up valuable 19” rack space in the computer room,” said Mr Hosking. “We’re using KRONE’s Premis NET Category 6 GLOBAL LEADER solution of two 900pr KRONE HIGHBAND 25 verticals, connected to 200 KM8 outlets,” said Mr. Hosking. “The value of this part of the project is around $30,000.” An important consideration in the design of the installation was future expansion. Three outlets were placed at each work area and were colour coded green for voice, blue for data and yellow for spare. Colour coded label strips were used at the cross-connect for easy identification of the circuits. CASE study KRONE (Australia) Holdings Pty Limited 2 Hereford Street Berkeley Vale NSW 2261 PO Box 335 Wyong NSW 2259 Phone: 02 4389 5000 Fax: 02 4388 4499 Help Desk: 1800 801 298 Email: kronehlp@krone.com.au Web: www.krone.com.au Jo No 6118 08/03 Glen Johnston, Marketing and Product Development Manager for KRONE Australia explains, “The Patch-by-Exception (PBE) methodology means SCC (Vic) can activate any moves, additions or changes immediately by using a patch cable in a simple plug and play operation.” KRONE 15 year Endorsed Installer, Citywide Electrical & Data P/L carried out the design and installation. Cengiz Kuyruk, Managing Director, Citywide Electrical & Data said, “Whilst the original specification called for an RJ cross-connect solution, after discussions with Mr Hosking regarding the research that SCC (Vic) had conducted and the new technologies available, it was agreed that KRONE’s HIGHBAND 25 pair-managed solution was the best option.” “Price was not a deciding factor in the final decision”, said Mr Hosking, “It was all about performance and functionality. We were looking for something that was future-proof. The fact that the HIGHBAND 25 was the latest technology and could be easily upgraded made it very appealing. “With the HIGHBAND 25 the facility is there to hard wire. Not having to patch provided advantages such as improved performance, neatness and improved cost effectiveness. Another benefit of the KRONE solution was that KRONE offered a 15-year warranty on the cabling infrastructure.” The installation is part of a $300,000 project which incorporates the communications infrastructure, building wiring, lighting automation, security, access control and electrical. “KRONE’s Victorian team, in particular Mark Blake, have worked closely with us to ensure we gain the maximum benefit from our Premis NET solution,” said Mr Hosking. . kronehlp@krone.com.au Web: www.krone.com.au Jo No 6118 08/03 Southern Cross Care selects KRONE HIGHBAND When Southern Cross Care (Vic) established its new Central Office. investigated various options such as pair-managed and RJ45 solutions from KRONE and other suppliers, and Patch-by-Exception (PBE) solutions exclusive to KRONE.