I hope many readers of this blog are aware that Avaya is an active and proud participant in the spectacle of the 2010 Olympic Games, as the Official Converged Network Equipment Supplier for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
For those that might not be aware, Avaya is in the process of supplying network communications equipment both directly to VANOC and to Bell Canada, the exclusive Telecommunications Provider for the 2010 Winter Games, to deliver the first all-IP converged network at an Olympic Games. For those that are interested in learning more about Avaya's role in and around Vancouver, check out this dedicated microsite. As a proud sports nut, it is pretty cool to have my company involved with the Games.
Fast Facts for the Olympic Games
- Avaya is the Official Converged Network Supplier for The 2010 Winter Games and Bell Canada is delivering the "first-ever 'all-IP' Olympic Games" using Avaya technology.
- Score keeping- kind of the foundation of so many of the Olympic events and Avaya Data Networking Solutions are delivering competitive scoring within a third of a second at the 2010 Winter Games.
- Media: how does the rest of the world hear about the Games, in pretty much real time by the way? Well, Avaya Data Solutions and Bell are providing network access to over 10,000 media personnel at the 2010 Winter Games so the results of events are transmited in real time throughout the globe.
- Hundreds of Avaya Ethernet routing switches are providing converged communications for the Olympics.
The Network
I think one of the most interesting aspects of the Olympic and Paralympic all IP network is its sheer size and complexity. I saw this network referred to as the same dimensions of a small country, and thought that was probably an accurate.
Also, the high variability in network volume is a significant challenge. For example, consider the 5 minutes after Alexandre Bilodeau won Canada's first Gold medal on its own shore. At this touching movement there were hundreds upon hundreds of massive media files loaded on to the network to transmit the feat to the rest of Canada and beyond. These kinds of spikes are a challenge for any type of network, and it is wonderful to see this communication network in action so the Games are truly a global phenomena and event.
Network Stats
- Avaya's converged network is supporting 25,000 volunteers, 15,000 media, 5,000 athletes, and 3,000 officials. That is just the official and credentialed members of the Olympic family.
- The media streams from the events going out to 160 countries and over 3 billion TV viewers.
- 10,000+ media reps from print, television, radio and Internet are pulling Olympic broadcast feeds, scores and statistics directly from the Avaya network.
- How big is the network? Avaya is delivering 15,000 VoIP phone and fax lines; 7,000 mobile phones and 2,000 PTT; 5,000 radios; 4,000 TV drops; 500 Wireless Access Points; and 40,000+ Ethernet ports.
All of us here at Avaya wish the athletes good luck throughout the rest of the Games and may the best teams/athlete prevail.
Posted 16 Feb 2010 at 08:13 PM
Comments
Proud to be an Avayaian at the small corner of this world.Hehehehe :)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 at 05:00 PMKeep up the good work...
Proud to be an Avayaian at the small corner of this world.Hehehehe :)
Posted 21 Feb 2010 at 05:02 PMKeep up the good work...
My hope is that everyone connect to Avaya was proud of our work in Vancouver, and so glad that the Olympic Games went well.
Posted 27 Apr 2010 at 07:56 PM