Alcatel-Lucent Managed Business Network Network Card User Manual


 
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Value for service providers
Value for enterprises
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Alcatel-Lucent MBN Business Case
Managed Business
Networking – dramatic cost
savings for enterprises
With the Alcatel-Lucent MBN solution, you gain the ability to:
•Leveragecoreassetstogeneratenewrevenuesfromenterprisecustomers
•ExtendthereachofBusinessVPNServiceswithaportfolioofmanagedCPE
•Deployandtailorservicesquickly,accuratelyandcosteffectivelytomeet
the needs of individual enterprises
•ProvidearangeofmanagedBusinessSecurityServices,includingsecure
remote access over the Internet and managed firewall services
•Buildafoundationforup-sellingManagedCommunications(MCS),which
can help you become enterprise customers’ managed IT and communications
partner of choice
•Reducenetworkoperatingcostsandimprovenetworkefciency
The Alcatel-Lucent MBN solution helps you provide
the following advantages for a broad range of enterprise
customers:
•Reducednetwork-associatedcostsbyupto22percent
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—whileincreasingefciency,productivityandROI,
supporting new applications and services and maintain-
ing business continuity
•Morepredictablenetworkingcostsandamoreexible
evolution path that reduces technology risk — while
gaining the freedom to concentrate on core business
•AchoiceofManagedBusinessVPNservicesthatpro-
vide superior performance, scalability and availability
to support business-critical applications
•Arangeofmanagedbusinessaccessoptionstoextend
VPN reach and provide secure remote access over
broadband DSL and the Internet
•Industry-leadingmanagedrewallandsecureInternet
remote-access solutions that integrate seamlessly with
third-party security applications and devices
•Theabilitytomaintaincontrolofnetworks,monitor
SLAs and make changes to service parameters using
customer self-care portals
•Always-onserviceswithoptimumperformancefor
business-critical communications and multimedia
applications, improved productivity and consistent
quality of experience, independent of location
Managed business networking services can dramatically
lower total cost of ownership for enterprises, increase
return on investment and eliminate many network
management costs, such as equipment maintenance and
upgrades. Along with more predictable operating expenses
(OPEX) and significant cost savings, enterprises using
managed business networking services also gain a better
ability to focus on their core business.