Israel's ORT Braude College Upgrades with Xirrus High-Performance Wireless Networking


ORT Braude College of Engineering, located in Carmiel, Israel, offers a wide range of studies and training for careers in the latest technologies. The College is affiliated with World ORT, an international Jewish organization which strives to provide economic self-sufficiency through vocational and technical education. Braude's activities are concentrated in four areas: Bachelor of Science degrees in engineering technologies; Preparing students for careers in industrial engineering in the public and business sectors; Studies from a diverse list of subjects through the college's Continuing Education Department; and services the community at the College's modern facilities and from its exceptional faculty.


Requirements
  • Provide an active site survey
  • Complete Wi-Fi coverage within the College's budget
  • Support large number of connected users on internal Wi-Fi network
  • Provide high bandwidth for each user in a 'device rich' environment
  • Install a minimum number of devices
  • Support for data and voice over Wi-Fi
  • Easy management and long term ROI
  • Highest level of security
  • Easy Internet access for students, faculty, and guests

Benefits
  • Support for data and voice on a single infrastructure
  • Controller-based solution to support voice roaming and QoS
  • Fewer devices installed resulting in 75% less cabling, switch ports, installation time and maintenance
  • FPGA-based real time encryption for highest level of Wi-Fi security
  • 100% customer satisfaction along with knowledge and expertise of the Xirrus Account Team

Savings
  • Ratio of Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional access points
1:5
  • Number of additional access points saved
51
  • Number of additional cable runs saved
51
  • Number of switch ports that saved
51
  • Average power savings per year (kWh)
4,862