Aurubis AG
Aurubis AG is a leading global supplier of non-ferrous metals and one of the world's largest copper recyclers. The company processes complex metal concentrates, scrap metals, organic and inorganic metal-bearing recycling materials and industrial residues into metals of the highest quality. Aurubis produces more than 1 million tons of copper cathodes annually and various products made of copper or copper alloys from them. Aurubis employs about 7,200 people, has production sites in Europe and the US and an extensive service and sales system in Europe, Asia and North America.
Customer since:
2014
Industry:
Chemistry/Industry
City:
Hamburg
DNA Pre-Introduction - Aurubis AG relies on Cisco SDA - Software-controlled network as the basis for automation
Requirements
At the Hamburg site, Aurubis AG operates an extensive network infrastructure together with the managed service partner Controlware GmbH, which mainly consists of components from the partner Cisco. An SDA (Software Defined Access) is to be introduced into this existing network infrastructure in conjunction with the new DNA (Digital Network Architecture) central management platform.
Services & Solutions
During the implementation of the project, a multi-stage plan was created, consisting of the following points:
A concept "DNA Blueprint" was created in advance by describing the "Network Paradigm" and explaining added values in detail with the customer.
Subsequently, the project "DNA Pre-introduction Hamburg" started for testing and validation. With the introduction and implementation of the DNA Center and SD-Access into the already existing network, a network design and management platform was realized from scratch. During the audit, it quickly became apparent which investments in hardware and software components were still required before the project could be fully implemented and the final rollout could begin.
Advantages & Benefits
- With automation, the new centralized management simplifies the provisioning and availability of network services. Configuration, provisioning and troubleshooting of network services are fully automated.
- The new technology massively increases security and, thanks to end-to-end network segmentation, threats are minimized and security policies can then be applied across the entire network.
- The DNA solution is extensible and scalable at any time by third-party vendors via the North-bound API.
- This technical validation of the project sets the stage for a Software Defined Network at Aurubis AG.
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Solution partner:
Cisco Systems GmbH
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