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Specialist magazine CONNECTIONS no. 65
Specialist magazine CONNECTIONS no. 65
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030.8503<br />
050.7397<br />
Secure Cabling<br />
for Crédit Agricole<br />
Crédit Agricole Centre-est chose an unusual solution for the<br />
renovation of its regional headquarters. The bank refrained<br />
from a relocation or demolition of the building and subsequent<br />
reconstruction, and instead carried out a comprehensive<br />
renovation of the building in Champagne-au-Mont-d’Or,<br />
which it moved into in 1987, demonstrating its commitment<br />
to sustainability and the preservation of architecturally<br />
valuable buildings. Between September 2020 and June<br />
2023, the 67,000 m 2 site was modernized in line with its<br />
historical character.<br />
Crédit Agricole approached R&M via INEO<br />
RAA to set up the new local area network.<br />
The bank wanted a high-end solution in line<br />
with the extensive structural and technological<br />
renovation of its headquarters. Due<br />
to its sensitive business operations, it had<br />
special requirements that R&M was able to<br />
meet quickly.<br />
A high-end solution for a permanently<br />
smooth operation of the local area network<br />
(LAN) was required for the technical redevelopment.<br />
The company does not tolerate any<br />
LAN or WLAN outages. The infrastructure<br />
with a commercial office network and wireless<br />
coverage was to guarantee incomparable<br />
service.<br />
With regard to the investment opportunities,<br />
a cabling solution from R&M in the category<br />
Cat. 6 A<br />
/Class EA was chosen. A backbone<br />
with fiber optic OS2 and OM4 cabling as<br />
well as three distribution nodes strengthen<br />
the infrastructure.<br />
Options for the future<br />
The first design study also targeted a solution<br />
compatible with an intelligent automated<br />
infrastructure management system (AIM). It<br />
had to be ensured that the network would<br />
support both current and future applications.<br />
The cabling system from R&M offers the<br />
advantage that an automated infrastructure<br />
management system can be added later at<br />
any time. Racks and patch panels are prepared<br />
for the installation of the inteliPhy monitor<br />
components. The AIM software inteliPhy net<br />
can monitor the entire network.<br />
Tried-and-tested cooperation<br />
With this project, R&M and its French partners<br />
once again demonstrated their smooth collaboration.<br />
Sales partner Exertis Azenn evaluated<br />
and delivered the network components and<br />
pre-terminated the copper links.<br />
R&M-certified installation partner Sterlan<br />
and installation company INEO Rhône-Alpes<br />
Solution for Crédit Agricole<br />
In cooperation with its French partners,<br />
R&M supplied the following for the new LAN<br />
infrastructure at Crédit Agricole’s headquarters<br />
in Lyon:<br />
– 3,200 network connections<br />
– 7,700 Cat. 6 A<br />
EL modules<br />
– 230 patch panels with 24 ports<br />
– 140 Unirack2 inserts<br />
– 3,500 Cat. 6 A<br />
EL Powersafe SFTP cables<br />
– 110 km Cat. 7 F/FTP Dca cable<br />
– 15 km OS2 and OM4 fiber optic cable<br />
Auvergne, a company in the Bouygues Group,<br />
ensured perfect cabling, which fully met the<br />
requirements of Crédit Agricole.<br />
This collaboration underscores the importance<br />
of data security and confidentiality in<br />
this project. By choosing an R&M solution,<br />
Crédit Agricole can rest assured that it has<br />
a reliable and secure data network for its<br />
banking operations.<br />
www.credit-agricole.fr/<br />
ca-centrest/particulier.html<br />
050.7398<br />
Dominique Barek | R&M France<br />
dominique.barek@rdm.com<br />
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