Sunrise Trading, a mid - sized firm, faced net issues. Deploying a 24 - port gigabit switch, it got fast data transfer, port flexibility. After setup, sales and logistics ran smoother, boosting competitiveness.
I. Enterprise Background and Network Dilemma
Sunrise Trading is a medium-sized trading enterprise with more than 200 employees. Its business covers procurement, sales, warehousing, and logistics distribution, and the office operations are highly dependent on the network:
Procurement Department: It needs to query suppliers' inventory in real-time.
Sales Team: It has to respond to customers' needs promptly and transmit product materials.
Warehousing and Logistics: It relies on the network to monitor inventory and dispatch vehicles.
The enterprise's original network equipment is outdated, the core switch has poor performance, and most of the branch switches are 100Mbps switches, causing many problems:
Slow Transmission: File downloading and uploading often get stuck.
Poor Quality of Online Meetings: There are delays in the sound and blurry images.
Business Impact: The interruption of product promotion video transmission by the sales department affects the customer experience and business expansion; the untimely update of inventory data in warehousing and logistics leads to low vehicle dispatching efficiency.
II. Network Upgrade Solution
After multiple rounds of uation, the enterprise's IT team deployed a [Brand] 24-port Gigabit switch at key network nodes. This switch has the following advantages:
Sufficient Ports: It can easily meet the access requirements of new devices. Office computers, servers, logistics monitoring devices, intelligent warehousing systems, etc. can all be conveniently connected to the network.
High-speed Transmission: It supports full-line-rate Gigabit forwarding, and the transmission speed is 10 times higher than that of 100Mbps switches, which can quickly process a large amount of data.
Intelligent Management: It has a Web management interface, allowing IT personnel to conveniently perform:
Port Configuration: Flexibly set port parameters.
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) Division: Isolate the networks of the procurement, sales, warehousing, and logistics departments to reduce the broadcast domain and lower the risk of congestion.
QoS (Quality of Service) Strategy Setting: Allocate high priority to key businesses such as logistics data transmission and urgent sales document processing to ensure the efficient operation of these businesses.
III. Deployment and Implementation
The IT team formulated a detailed plan:
Phased Replacement: Utilize non-working hours on weekends to first replace the switch in the warehousing and logistics area and conduct stability tests.
Comprehensive Promotion: After the network in the warehousing and logistics area is stable, gradually promote the replacement of switches in other departments.
Joint Debugging and Optimization: After the full network deployment is completed, conduct comprehensive joint debugging and optimize the network.
IV. Application Achievements
The network performance has been significantly improved after the upgrade:
Sales Business: File transmission is completed instantly, online meetings are smooth, customer satisfaction has increased greatly, and the business volume has steadily increased.
Warehousing and Logistics: Inventory data is updated in real-time, vehicle dispatching is accurate and efficient, and operating costs are reduced.
With the upgraded network, Sunrise Trading has become more competitive in the market, laying a solid foundation for its further development.
