From Springsteen to Cirque du Soleil - Brocade Network Drives Advanced Capabilities of Tulsa's Mega-Tech Bank of Oklahoma (BOK) Center

November 10, 2009 8:00 AM EST

Fifth-Best-Selling Arena in U.S. Builds Its Networking Foundation on Brocade to Consolidate Voice, Data, and Video IP Infrastructure--Helping to Attract Customers and Boost Revenue

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD)

Key Facts

    --  The BOK Center, Tulsa's $196 million and 565,000 square foot
        state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue, is ranked fifth in the
        United States and 14th in the world for the number of tickets sold at
        arenas through the third quarter of 2009.
    --  The venue is managed by SMG, the world leader in venue management that
        provides services to over 200 public assembly facilities -- including
        arenas, stadiums, performing arts centers, and theatres, as well as
        convention, conference, and trade centers.
    --  Owned by the City Of Tulsa, the BOK Center is part of "Vision 2025," a
        project to grow economic and community infrastructure for future
        generations. The City hired SMG -- a world leader in venue management,
        marketing, and development -- to manage the facility.

Requirements

    --  The organization needed to create an internal and customer production
        network to meet point-of-sale application demands, enable unified
        communications (UC), physically secure the venue, and facilitate
        customer data connectivity.

BOK and SMG needed a network that would facilitate broad deployment of:

• IP-enabled security cameras
• Digital signage
• Digital score boards
• In-house broadcast TV
• Wireless Internet
• Voice over IP (VoIP)
• Networked sound system
• General business network traffic/applications

Brocade Solution

    --  With an IT staff expected to facilitate flawless events, provide
        immediate concession and ticket sales wirelessly, and centrally
        control/monitor physical security through Power over Ethernet (PoE)
        IP-based cameras, the BOK Center created a highly efficient
        Brocade-driven IP network using the Brocade FastIron(R) family of fixed
        and modular 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) switches.
    --  Brocade FastIron Super X 10 GbE core.
    --  Multiple Brocade FastIron GS switches with PoE and 802.11n wireless.
    --  Multiple Brocade FastIron ES switches with 48-port PoE capabilities.
    --  Brocade Mobility solution to seamlessly provide wireless and wired
        networking on a single virtual LAN (VLAN).
    --  IP security cameras throughout the 565,000 square foot facility powered
        by PoE and managed through the Brocade network.
    --  An Avaya VoIP system that is fully integrated with the Brocade IP
        network.

Business Benefits

    --  Using Brocade converged IP networking switches, BOK not only simplified
        voice, video, and data communications, but also reduced the size of its
        network infrastructure along with ongoing operating costs.
    --  Eliminates the cost of deploying and maintaining separate voice, data,
        and video networks.
    --  Helps reduce security costs and increases visitor security due to IP
        surveillance support via PoE.
    --  Simplifies management of separate event-critical functions such as video
        display, digital signage, sound system, and lighting control.
    --  Provides a solid foundation for deploying advanced services and
        technologies in the future.

Quotes

"Due to the various entertainment technology needs of BOK Center, we needed a real-time technical support system to assist our team," said I.J. Rosenblum, MCP, senior manager of technology at BOK Center/Tulsa Convention Center. "Brocade support has been great from the initial purchase through our latest expansion. They've made sure we're getting the proper equipment throughout the process, providing great ideas to help us make good decisions along the way."

"I find Brocade's packet-shaping features to be easier to understand and use," said I.J. Rosenblum, MCP, senior manager of technology at BOK Center/Tulsa Convention Center. "Looking at Brocade's product lines, I found that feature-by-feature, specification-by-specification, we were getting a lot more bang for the buck. Brocade was offering more than other competitors that we had worked with before -- better pricing and a greater feature list."

"The BOK Center is a real testament to what can be achieved through the convergence of data, voice, and video on an IP network," said Ken Cheng, vice president of IP Networking at Brocade. "We are proud to have been able to play the part that we did in this incredibly impressive high-tech venue."

Videos

BOK Center on Brocade http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewi9EMjmChg

BOK Center on Unified Communications with Avaya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtcvZsOyMgw

More Information

    --  Brocade IP Networking Solutions:
        http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/ethernet-switches-routers/index.page
    --  SMG Tulsa BOK Center: http://www.bokcenter.com

Brocade Social Media Links

    --  Brocade YouTube (Corp): http://www.youtube.com/BrocadeVideo
    --  Brocade YouTube (Tech): http://www.youtube.com/BrocadeTech
    --  Brocade FaceBook: http://tinyurl.com/mngyyv
    --  Brocade Twitter: http://twitter.com/BrocadeCorp
    --  Brocade Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/33437642@N02/
    --  Brocade Wingspan (Executive) Blog: http://tinyurl.com/neaxkr

About Brocade

Brocade(R) (Nasdaq: BRCD) develops extraordinary networking solutions that enable today's complex, data-intensive businesses to optimize information connectivity and maximize the business value of their data. For more information, visit www.brocade.com.

Brocade, the B-wing symbol, BigIron, DCX, Fabric OS, FastIron, IronPoint, IronShield, IronView, IronWare, JetCore, NetIron, SecureIron, ServerIron, StorageX, and TurboIron are registered trademarks, and DCFM, Extraordinary Networks, and SAN Health are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify, products or services of their respective owners.

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