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CISCO IP COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE-THE POWER OF CISCO INTELLIGENT INFORMATION NETWORKS AND CISCO AVVID Cisco is committed to providing intelligent information network systems, designed around products and solutions that are integrated, resilient, and adaptable, so that an organization can maximize its total value of network ownership, adapt more readily to current and future business needs, and be more responsive. Cisco Intelligent Information Networks help to ensure that existing infrastructures are optimized, and that advanced technologies like wireless, IP Communications, and storage can be added effectively and efficiently when the business need arises. Cisco Intelligent Information Networks enable: · Critical business assets that are protected through an integrated, multilayer network fabric that enables maximum business productivity · A resilient, self-optimizing network infrastructure, which creates networks that are not only self-defending, but are also self-protecting and self-healing · System resources that are effectively allocated to maximize employee productivity through application-aware networks As a result, the network is enabled as strategic business asset, which enables organizations to create networks that are faster, smarter, and longer-lasting. Cisco AVVID provides the foundation for Cisco networking solutions at enterprise-level deployments. The architecture creates an infrastructure and environment that is specifically designed to enable powerful converged networking, an environment that can carry any combination of voice, video, and data packets across the same links and through the same devices. The Cisco AVVID network infrastructure includes public switched telephone network (PSTN) gateways, analog phone support, and digital signal processor (DSP) farms. It can support multiple client types such as hardware phones, software phones, and video devices, and includes the interfaces and features necessary to integrate traditional PBX, voice mail, and directory systems. Typical products used to build the infrastructure include Cisco voice gateways (noncouting, routing, and integrated), Cisco Catalyst:;) switches, Cisco routers, and call-processing platforms. High-performance media convergence servers provide reliable, highly available support for Cisco CallManager and other IP telephony software applications. Cisco media convergence servers scale to meet a customer's size, price, and performance needs. SECURITY Cisco is uniquely prepared to help ensure the security and availability of critical IP-based communications systems. The information in voice calls-strategic, personal, or financial- can be proprietary and potentially damaging if interfered with or intercepted. Cisco is an industry leader in network security and has a comprehensive plan for the protection of IP telephony systems. Based on the SAFE Blueprint for IP Telephony, Cisco's integrated, systems- level approach to secure and protect IP voice services provides tools at all levels of the infrastructure and goes far beyond the point product solutions offered by other vendors. There are three critical components of any successful security system, and Cisco is the only vendor that provides all three components and allows for the integration of these technologies into the fabric of the network: · Privacy via secure connectivity-Technologies such as IP Security (lPSec) and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPNs help to ensure secure communications over both the WAN and LAN · Protection via threat defense systems-Technologies such as firewalling and intrusion prevention systems combat threats from both internal and external sources · Control via trust and identity systems-Access control servers and Cisco's Network Admission Control program allow organizations to control access to information, giving the right people the right information at the right time 11