Quick Eagle Networks SDIS90 - Manual

Fire Brigade Ensures Secure and Reliable Intra-Team Emergency
Communications by Leveraging Multilink and IP Routing
The Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours Belfort, or SDIS90 Belfort, is one of 100
fire brigades throughout France, and is responsible for protecting the Belfort area's citizens and
businesses from every type of fire danger. Belfort is a highly industrialized area, widely known
as a magnet for major metal-works and electronics-related manufacturing, drawing companies
such as Peugeot-Citroën and General Electric. To ensure secure and reliable communication, in
the face of life-threatening situations, SDIS90 Belfort’s information technology department was
looking for a highly scalable, flexible networking solution to interconnect their central command
center and three remote locations around the territory.
Mission Critical Communications Demand Higher Flexibility
SDIS90 Belfort’s geographically distributed firefighting teams needed a high-performance,
secure communications infrastructure to connect their central command site to three remote
locations. Colonel Jean Demange, technical director of the Belfort Territory fire brigade, contacted
systems integrator Black Box France for their advice and expertise to provide a practical solution
that met the need for security, future growth, and high performance.
After discussing the unique deployment requirements with Black Box France, it was determined
that three high-speed 6xE1connections between the four locations would be the best solution.
However, with SDIS90 Belfort’s highly sensitive transmissions in mind, it became apparent that
the wide area networks (WAN) equipment required to connect all locations would have to be
highly scalable, reliable, and sustain the highest security standards.
"In assessing the needs of the fire brigade in Belfort, we quickly understood that we required a
solution that combined a high amount of flexibility with bandwidth scalability," said Jean-Luc La
Paglia, sales director Black Box France. “Furthermore, we were looking for a solution that would
allow our customer’s four sites to easily collaborate and share information and, at the same time
ensure ease of configuration, management and security."
Solution: Integrated Multilink, Routing and IP Probe Functions
Quick Eagle Networks, a provider of intelligent WAN access solutions, was called upon by Black
Box France to provide a solution that could ensure reliable and secure transmissions between
the four sites in a highly efficient manner.
SDIS90 Belfort - French Fire Brigade
Quick Eagle Networks Case Study / 5840 Multiport Router
"We have been using
this solution for the
past four months, and
are all very impressed
with its performance.
We rely on its performance,
and also the speed and
security of the solution,
and in effect, stake our
lives on it each day in
the field."
Jean Demange
Technical Director
SDIS90 Belfort
At a Glance
Organization:
SDIS90 Belfort is one of
100 fire brigades located
throughout France
Location:
Belfort Territory, France
Various remote locations
Situation:
Emergency communica-
tions network required a
scalable, flexible, and high-
performing router solution
Solution Used:
5840 Multiport Router
Main Benefits:
• Scalability to handle network
growth
• Enhanced network reliability
and performance through
load sharing and load
balancing
• Decreased total cost of
ownership