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for Manufacturing
Delivering Secure, Scalable Connectivity Across Metro Areas
As manufacturers become more reliant on technology to automate processes, im-
prove efficiency, and interconnect a head office with data centers and manufacturing
plants, one thing is clear – demand for secure, reliable, robust, high bandwidth con-
nectivity continues to rise. Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet, or QMOE™, is a flexible,
highly scalable solution that delivers switched, Ethernet connectivity to enable these
organizations in the manufacturing sector to extend their local area networks to
other metro sites for increased efficiency with traffic prioritization.
QMOE is backed by Qwest’s Spirit of Service®, which provides technical expertise,
responsive account management, and world-class services that exceed customers’
expectations for quality, value, and reliability.
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2. Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Competing in a Global Economy 2
What is Qwest® Metro Optical Ethernet? 3-4
Supporting Advanced Technologies 5-6
Rapidly Adapting to Change 7
Integrating Processes and Documentation 8
Reducing Operating Costs 9
Alcatel-Lucent Ethernet Service Switch 10
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3. Introduction
PLM, SPC, FMS, SCADA, WIP, and MES1 are all part of an alphabet soup of tech-
nologies that have changed the way companies in the manufacturing sector do
business. ISO 90012 compliance influences the sheer amount of data that manu-
facturers must maintain to document processes. Yet a divide between enterprise
systems and the factory floor still makes process improvement difficult.3 Secure,
reliable high bandwidth connectivity between systems and across the company-
wide network can help manufacturers bridge that gap to become more efficient,
more competitive, and thus potentially more profitable.
For example, CAD/CAM systems are a mature technology that has been prevalent
in industry for more than a decade. Now, companies are sharing extremely large
CAD drawing files in real time, within the company, and with partners and vendors,
to make follow-the-sun engineering changes in a product line possible. The data
collected by Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), used to automate processes
within a plant, can now be shared across the enterprise, along with the process
applications, to enable a manufacturer to easily shift production of a product from
one plant to another to optimize use of production capacity and personnel.
Qwest® Metro Optical Ethernet, or QMOETM, offers a highly scalable, secure, and
cost effective solution to meet the connectivity demands of the evolving manufac-
turing sector, between multiple locations, across metro areas. QMOE has also been
shown to deliver greater service flexibility – an institution can obtain precisely the
amount of bandwidth required – over a network that allows customers to upgrade
and increase capacity quickly.
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(PLM) Product Lifecycle Management; (SPC) Statistical Process Control; (FMS) Flexible Manufacturing System; (SCADA) Supervi-
sory Control and Data Acquisition; (WIP) Work in Progress; (MES) Manufacturing Execution System
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ISO 9000:2000 is the standard that provides a set of standardized requirements for a quality management system.
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“Identifying the Divide Between Plant-floor and the Enterprise”, Datamonitor, June 9, 2007
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4. Competing in a Global Economy
In a global economy, where manufacturing operations are outsourced or relocated
to lower cost regions of the world while engineering talent it tapped into wherever
it might reside, companies must control costs and maximize efficiency to success-
fully compete. In this environment, IT managers in the manufacturing sector focus
on four operational imperatives:
Supporting Advanced Technologies
Manufacturing companies are increasingly automating their systems and pro-
cesses, collaborating online with their vendors, partners and customers, and
implementing systems that enable them to easily transfer production from
one plant to another.
Rapidly Adapting to Change
Implementing running changes in a product line, without shutting down
production, can dramatically improve manufacturing efficiency and profitability.
This requires close communication between design, purchasing, and the plant
manager.
Integrating Processes and Documentation
Because of the multiple sources of data in a typical manufacturing process,
process integration can be a challenge. Sharing consolidated data with ERP
systems and the supply chain in a secure fashion adds to the difficulty.
Reducing Operating Costs
With ever increasing pressure to improve productivity and profitability, IT
managers know that they must achieve the first three imperatives while
reducing costs and improving resource utilization.
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5. Qwest® Metro Optical Ethernet
Qwest Metro Optical Ethernet service, QMOETM, combines the simplicity and low
cost of Ethernet with the speed and reliability of optical fiber to deliver flexible,
highly scalable connectivity between headquarters offices and multiple plants across
a metropolitan area. QMOE is available in point-to-point and multipoint service
configurations, with bandwidth available in manageable increments from 10 Mbps
to 1 Gbps. Traffic flows securely as Ethernet virtual circuits (EVCs) across a shared
network infrastructure.
QMOE seamlessly extends access to data and business applications across a metro
area, all with the utmost in privacy and security. QMOE can connect a design center
to a vendor and purchasing to the factory floor to implement a running change in a
part or process without shutting down the production line. In addition to IP-centric
applications, QMOE is ideal for converging voice, video, and Internet traffic to elimi-
nate network overlays.
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6. Metro Optical Ethernet
Qwest®Metro Optical Ethernet
Qwest offers a Quality of Service (QoS) feature with QMOETM that enables
manufacturers to prioritize network traffic by type to help ensure availability and
efficiently manage network resources. Priority 1, for example, might be reserved for
real-time supply chain management systems that require low latency connections.
Priority 2 might be used for sharing CAD drawings and other large files; Priority 3
for regular business data; and Priority 4 for communications that only require best
effort service. Many firms in the manufacturing sector also prefer QMOE because
it enables them to control routing and traffic priority.
Qwest can assist manufacturers with the design and deployment of customized
network solutions through the Qwest® AdaptiveBuild® process, supported by
Qwest technical experts in the Qwest National System Design Center. QMOE so-
lutions are highly reliable and backed by a written Service Level Agreement (SLA)
that defines performance objectives. The Qwest Network Operations Center
(NOC) continually monitors the health of the network to support SLAs.
• Securely connects multiple facilities across a metropolitan area
• Point-to-point and multipoint service available
QMOE Benefits
QMOE Benefits
• Supports adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies
• Offers unparalleled scalability to precisely match bandwidth to requirements
• Delivers high availability – up to 99.9% with the Quality of Service feature
• Enables control over routing and traffic priority
• Is more cost-effective solution overall than other service options
• Is backed by the Qwest Spirit of Service®
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7. Network Requirements Qwest Solution
ISO 9001 Compliance & Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BCDR)
ISO 9001 compliance requires that process documentation be available on demand.
Automated processes further complicate business continuity planning.
Supporting Advanced Technologies
• Private, secure networking QMOETM can include high capacity, redundant
• Flexible capacity to accommodate large trunk connections enabling switching in the event
planned and unplanned data transmissions of a detected failure. Connectivity between plants
• High availability and survivability can be designed through the AdaptiveBuild pro-
cess to meet specific requirements.
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Manufacturing companies are adopting technologies that allow them to adapt rapidly to change – for
example, using MES solutions to move production and processes from one plant to another to bal-
ance resources and demand.
• Private, secure networking QMOE supports most higher-layer applications
• Network extensibility and is often used as the preferred transport to
• Network storage and retrieval connect data centers because of its large capacity.
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), CAD/CAM & Collaborative Design
Manufacturers are increasingly collaborating with partners, transmitting large CAD drawings
in real time.
• Real time connections QMOE supports collaborative design through
• Capacity to transport large CAD/CAM files point-to-point EVCs capable of handling large
• Scalable bandwidth frame sizes.
• Quality of Service
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8. Network Requirements Qwest Solution
MRP/ERP & Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Adaptive manufacturing processes require tight integration with MRP and ERP systems, and the
Supporting Advanced Technologies
extended supply chain to optimize inventories.
• High network availability The QoS features available with QMOETM enable
• Network flexibility to accommodate traffic prioritization of traffic to update inventory sys-
prioritization tems in a cost-effective manner.
• Quality of Service
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Use of RFID technology continues to expand, from product identification tracking of complex
shipments.
• Scalability to handle exponential growth in QMOE is highly scalable in flexible increments to
product and shipment tags adjust to increases in bandwidth driven by RFID
• High resiliency technology. In addition, the service can aggre-
• High network availability gate traffic from many sites to a hub for further
processing.
Distance Training
Use of video and other media for conferencing, online collaboration, training and professional
development.
• High capacity network QMOE supports distance learning, video, data,
• Quality of Service and voice in an environment with low latency
and jitter, necessary for sensitive applications.
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9. Rapidly Adapting to Change
Implementing running changes in a product line, without shutting down production,
can dramatically improve manufacturing efficiency and profitability. This requires
close communication between design, purchasing, and the plant manager. QMOETM
keeps point-to-point and multipoint networks up, accessible, and operating at peak
performance.
High Availability
The QMOE infrastructure utilizes carrier-grade network elements, with
stringent reliability requirements, and resilient failure recovery mechanisms to
optimize the service for minimal failover administration.
Flexibility/Scalability
QMOE can support point-to-point and multipoint connections with band-
width profiles up to 1 Gbps. Unparalleled scalability, with bandwidth profiles
available in 10 Mbps increments from 10 to 100 Mbps, and in 100 Mbps
increments from 100 to 1 Gbps, (also at 150 Mbps, complementing traditional
private line speeds) allow companies in the manufacturing sector to cost-
effectively match QMOE to their requirements.
Quality of Service
Customer selected Quality of Service is an optional feature of the QMOE
service, to enable IT professionals in the manufacturing sector to manage
network resources more efficiently, avoiding over-provisioning, while ensuring
the performance of critical applications.
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10. Integrating Processes and Documentation
For optimal efficiency, multiple sources of data from the manufacturing process
must be shared securely between plants and business systems in headquarters,
between headquarters and supply chain partners, and with remote data centers to
support business continuity and disaster recovery planning. QMOETM is provided
across a carrier-class optical network with secure facilities governed by the strict
network policies.
Security
Data travels over the QMOE infrastructure as native Ethernet, so many of
the security methods used in the LAN can be extended across the metro
area. Connections are made through Ethernet virtual circuits (EVCs) that
partition traffic securely while maintaining connectivity across all devices.
When complemented by stateful firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-
virus solutions, and the like, security can be efficiently maintained across the
network.
Rapid Response Times
Qwest assists manufacturers with the design and deployment of custom-
ized network solutions, including business continuity and disaster recovery,
through the Qwest AdaptiveBuild process. Whether it supports seamless
integration of design and trading partners or helps ensure the survivability of
mission-critical applications, QMOE is always backed by responsive account
management and service delivery personnel, committed to the Qwest Spirit
of Service®.
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11. Reducing Operating Costs
Succeeding in an era of global competition requires manufacturing firms to reduce
cost wherever possible. In this climate, IT managers in the manufacturing sector are
still challenged to adopt new technologies to improve efficiency, productivity, and
competitiveness. QMOETM supports a balance between lower costs and technol-
ogy adoption through its unsurpassed flexibility and reliability.
Extended Reach
QMOE can securely connect headquarters, branches, and plants to improve
productivity while enabling efficient collaboration and manufacturing process
management. Plus, with a QMOE solution, efficient BCDR and remote stor-
age plans can be implemented, all with the security, availability, and reliability
that companies in the manufacturing sector require.
Lower IT Management Costs
In addition to eliminating LAN/WAN protocol conversions and the need
to support multiple legacy WAN services, QMOE enables manufacturing
enterprises to merge IP data and applications, voice, video, and Internet traffic
on a single network service. QMOE additionally enables the consolidation of
servers and remote facilities, further reducing overhead and ongoing manage-
ment costs.
More Cost-Effective Overall
QMOE bandwidth costs are typically lower than traditional private line ser-
vices and those based on synchronous optical networks. Unparalleled flex-
ibility and scalability allows manufacturers to better tailor bandwidth to their
specific requirements.
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12. Enabled by Alcatel-Lucent 7450
Ethernet Service Switch
With industry leading density and performance, the Alcatel-Lucent 7450
Ethernet Service Switch router supports scalable, reliable and predictable SLA-based
Carrier Ethernet services. The Alcatel-Lucent 7450 ESS router, part of the Service Rout-
ing platform, overcomes the limitations imposed by traditional Ethernet switches while
minimizing operating expenses to reduce the total cost of ownership.
• Dramatically improves network stability, scalability, availability and performance
• Quality of Service management enables support for different traffic types
• Superior provisioning tools speed deployment of new Ethernet services
For more information, please contact your Qwest Representative or go to
www.qwest.com.
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charge may apply. Additional equipment may be required. Contact Qwest for availability and additional
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