Challenges of Deploying a Campus Network
Deploying a Campus Network is different than Data Center and more diverse in nature. There is not a single unified template, such as CLOS, that could be used to address requirements for different classes of customers. The networks need to address requirements from BYOD at a college campus to highly secure environments demanded by financial and health enterprises. Demarcation of the Routed vs. Bridged network is also non-standard. There is additionally a demand for simplicity of the operation in deploying and managing Access Equipment, Distribution Frame (Closet) stacks, Aggregation and Core Fabrics including Enterprise Data Center. Lowest possible TCO is also a consideration factor.
Dorado Software: Simplifying Campus Network Management
For more than two decades, Dorado has recognized and addressed the challenges of deploying Campus Networks. We have paved the road for Enterprise Campus customers to take advantage of Open Networking without compromising operation, or support cost. We empower organizations to create scalable, high-performance, secure and integrated campus networks through advanced switching and fabric technology, combined with powerful Cruz’s multi-technology, multi-vendor centralized management; automation, and real-time monitoring to optimize your network from edge to core.
> Integrated Hardware-SONiC-Cruz Management tailored packages to ensure your success.
Cruz for CAMPUS
- Unified Multi-vendor, Multi-technology Management
- Real-Time Monitoring & Analytics
- Simple Day2+ Configuration & Automation
- Scalability & Extendibility
- Comprehensive Lifecycle Management
Unified Multi-vendor, Multi-technology Management
Cruz lets you easily build network fabrics and manage your entire campus network from a single interface, and gain a unified view of multi-vendor switches, routers, and wireless access points, ensuring easier oversight and operational clarity. Cruz’s powerful campus orchestration features let you design your network prior to deployment, defining L2 / L3 boundaries, resiliency and security policies. Deployment is as simple as discovering the equipment and acknowledging the roles, and Cruz will take care of configuration in alignment with your intent.
Simple Day2+ Configuration and Automation
A Distribution Frame can be viewed as a virtual stacked environment and Cruz has taken away all complexity from Day 2+ configuration moves and changes. This includes on-boarding of new end-devices, applying security policies across the network, or creating virtual networks dedicated to specific operations. Cruz’s event management enables you to create automation actions, reducing manual steps that could be error prone. This is how Cruz enables higher availability at lower operation cost.
Comprehensive Lifecycle Management
Simplify every stage of your software lifecycle with integrated tools that reduce complexity and operational load. Cruz offers key practical operations like:
Image Onboarding
Version Management
Dependency Policies
Compliance Validation
Backup and Restore
Instantiation and Deployment
Planning and Scheduling Site or Multi-site Upgrades
Real-Time Monitoring and Analytics
Gain actionable insights into network health, performance, and usage patterns. With real-time data, you can monitor your network more effectively and identify issues before they affect operations. Continuously monitor and refine network performance to meet organizational needs, even as demands grow.
Scalability & Extendibility
Growing organizations need networks that scale efficiently and with Cruz, adding switches, wireless access points, or other infrastructure becomes seamless while maintaining top performance. Adapt effortlessly to new locations, devices, or operational needs with future-ready solutions and easily integrate new technologies and expand your network without sacrificing consistency or speed. Cruz’s distributed architecture also allows for scale-out deployments without compromising performance.
Dorado Total Networking Solutions – Sales, Support, Services
- Cruz Management Platform – Rapidly deploy new services and networks, simplify and operate SONiC networks without an expert… and easily scale
Complete Visibility of your Data Center Network Fabric – Gain a clear and intuitive understanding of your network with our advanced visualization representations and valuable insights into your network.
Automate, Control & Monitor NetOps – Immediately benefit from Cruz management platform to smooth daily operations with Automation, Real-time Monitoring, Alerts, Compliance, Configuration + much more.
- Networking Hardware – Choice of high-performance, Open Networking switches from leading white box manufacturers for Data Center Architectures. Examples:
10G / 25G / 100G / 400G/ 800G
CLOS (ToR / leaf / spine) architecture
EVPN / VXLAN, MCLAG, Multi-home, streaming telemetry
- SONiC – Your choice of SONiC distribution
Vendor-hardened
- Single Source for Consultation, Service & Support – Offers the convenience of comprehensive, end-to-end service and support for Hardware, SONiC, and Cruz, including presales and post-sales services.
Single support structure including Cruz, SONiC NOS and Hardware.
Tailored consultation with Dorado experts to understand your organization’s unique networking needs.
Network Design and Deployment – Error Free. Let us help you design robust, scalable networks with precision and deploy with minimal downtime and optimal performance from day one.