The networking giant's proof-of-concept data centre in St Leonards, NSW, is where customers go to check their rigs against Cisco kit. Resellers can access the CPOC with their customers in tow.
on Mar 18 2010 12:36PM
The Cisco proof-of-concept centre or CPOC is where resellers and their customers can check their kit against the networking vendor's rigs. A spaghetti junction of networking cables hides test gear and network traffic generators.
Dense wavelength division multiplexers sit idle in a rack awaiting their turn at qualification in the CPOC.
Optical gear from the likes of Sonnet under qualification at Cisco's proof of concept data centre in St Leonards, NSW.
Cisco CRS-1 fabric chassis close up.
Cisco CRS-1 fabric chassis at CPOC.
Cisco Nexus 7000 series switch.
EMC Clariion CX4-120 storage in a unified computing rack.
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Cisco switch.
Condenser water keeps the CPOC cool.
Testing gear at the CPOC generates network traffic to test loads.
Testing rigs close up in the rack.
Avalanche 2900 load testing appliance.
Resellers can bring their customers into a Cisco telepresence booth anywhere in Australia to talk to Cisco engineers at the CPOC about their requirements.
One of the CPOC's training and consulting rooms in the data centre.
The Cisco proof-of-concept centre or CPOC is where resellers and their customers can check their kit against the networking vendor's rigs. A spaghetti junction of networking cables hides test gear and network traffic generators.