Tuesday | 2 December, 2008

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Gigabit Ethernet meets Niagara Falls
Ethernet helps safeguard US/Canada traffic and trade.
Jim Duffy (Network World) 22/01/2008 10:11:09
The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet are the foundation of a converged network operated by NFBC, a joint US and Canadian agency that oversees three border crossings spanning the Niagara River between western New York State and southern Ontario. Gigabit Ethernet secures the US and Canada border at Niagara Falls The Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls, relies on 10G Ethernet to monitor traffic and security. NFBC offices This joint US and Canada agency in Lewiston, New York, operates and monitors three border crossings in western New York and southern Ontario. NFBC IT Director Dave Woods Woods oversees NFBC's network of Foundry switches, HP servers, EMC storage arrays, video cameras and more. I Spy NFBC video cameras at one of the border crossings across the three bridges. In the NFBC data center. A Foundry BigIron RX4 core switch anchors the Gigabit and 10Gigabit Ethernet network. HP servers in the data center. Process video surveillance images on traffic conditions, physical security and usual and unusual activity. The NFBC Operations Center. NFBC personnel use data transmitted by the Ethernet network to monitor bridge activity, control camera angles and execute remote security measures. Room with a View. Video monitors in the NFBC Operation Center show multiple different angles of activity at each bridge. The Main Attraction. Niagara Falls, one of the world's natural wonders, is the reason behind the sophisticated surveillance at the US Canada border.
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The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet are the foundation of a converged network operated by NFBC, a joint US and Canadian agency that oversees three border crossings spanning the Niagara River between western New York State and southern Ontario.
The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet are the foundation of a converged network operated by NFBC, a joint US and Canadian agency that oversees three border crossings spanning the Niagara River between western New York State and southern Ontario.
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