Benefits of the new solution
I I
n n c c r r e e a a s s e e d d c c o o v v e e r r a a g g e e : :
Kushiro Hospital has expanded both in
physical size and number of employees. Gigabit fibre links
between the core and edge switches provide the bandwidth
to allow the various different facilities to communicate across
a single network. Medical specialists, surgeons, doctors,
nurses, and allied medical hospitals and professionals are all
assured of full access to network resources.
E E n n h h a a n n c c e e d d f f u u n n c c t t i i o o n n a a l l i i t t y y : :
The LAN implementation allows
users the convergence of voice, video, and data. Hospital
staff can now utilize the network for information sharing
both efficiently and effectively, for example, graphical content
can be referred directly from examination rooms, and clinical
laboratory centre examination outcomes can be easily
checked on a real-time basis. An ordering system was
introduced, as was an electronic chart system.These
capabilities, and more, mean the hospital now has a highly
usable and functional network.
"With the new network infrastructure
we have enormous potential for
future applications"
Mr. Matsumoto,
a general manager of
Kushiro-City Medical Hospital.
I I m m p p r r o o v v e e d d e e f f f f i i c c i i e e n n c c y y : :
The ability for staff to communicate in
real-time has proven a huge time saver, and has reduced the
need for manual, paper based systems, resulting in an
increase of staff efficiency and productivity, and therefore an
improved quality of patient care
R R e e l l i i a a b b i i l l i i t t y y : :
In the past the hospital had a lot of reliability
issues with their LAN, for example a single fault was capable
of bringing down the network. Since the new LAN was
implemented using the SwitchBlade
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"Patients used to have to wait for their accounts, due to
unavailability of the accounting system caused by system
troubles and/ or poor bandwidth. I haven't heard any
complaints since the new LAN was introduced."
Mr. Matsumoto, a general manager of
Kushiro-City Medical Hospital
E E d d u u c c a a t t i i o o n n a a l l r r e e s s o o u u r r c c e e s s : :
Staff now have greater access to
educational resources, both from the Internet and from the
Clinical Laboratory Centre, which provides advanced online
services across the Intranet. Furthermore these resources
consist of the latest information in digital form.
M M a a n n a a g g e e a a b b i i l l i i t t y y : :
Advanced network monitoring allows accurate
and up-to-date statistics to be gathered about network
resources, ensuring a pro-active approach to network
infrastructure maintenance and support.
S S e e g g m m e e n n t t a a t t i i o o n n : :
Segmentation of the network has been
achieved through the use of Virtual LANs (VLANs).The
main advantage of using VLANs is that users can be grouped
together according to their networking needs, regardless of
their actual physical locations. Subdividing the LAN into
smaller segments, or VLANs, increases overall reliability,
security, and performance, and makes the network easier to
maintain.The hospital now easily maintains separate VLANs
for different areas, such as medical examination, office work,
and patients.
F F u u t t u u r r e e p p r r o o o o f f i i n n g g : :
At the core, the SwitchBlade
a solution that can scale as the hospital changes. It
incorporates feature rich, resilient switching technology. The
availability of a 10GbE linecard means future high bandwidth
applications will be easily handled.
"We will be able to apply 10GbE in the future, if high-
speed and/or high-capacity needs arise", Mr. Horiguchi,
System Sales Manger of San Esu Management Systems
(SEMS).
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