NVT Phybridge Helps Michigan State University Simplify Communications Upgrade Using Modern LAN Principles

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Using Modern LAN Principles and the NVT Phybridge PoLRE® (Power over Long Reach Ethernet) switch innovation, MSU transformed the existing voice infrastructure into a robust and secure IP backbone to support the new communication solution. PoLRE’s long reach capabilities allowed us to support the new IP phones exactly where we needed them, while connecting each one back to a central location”, said Nicholas Kwiatkowski, Unified Communications Manager at Michigan State University. “PoLRE allowed us to maintain our physically separate network for voice, ensuring our communication system remains operational in the event of a power outage or other event.” Michigan State University was able to reduce their infrastructure costs by more than $2 million by avoiding the traditional remove and replace upgrade model. The principles focus heavily on leveraging new technologies and Power over Ethernet (PoE) innovations to deploy smart endpoints in a financially and socially responsible manner. The award-winning CHARIoT series of long reach PoE switches help customers modernize to an IP-based network, transforming existing or new infrastructure into an IP path with power.

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