In the healthcare sector, unplanned disruption in the operation of the data network and infrastructure can cause very significant problems in the quality of service delivery.

The IT department in each Health Unit must be ready to offer the necessary services to enable the provision of nursing care 24 hours a day.

An innovative approach to ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the data network (Always-On) in healthcare

HP Aruba helps to effectively address the modern challenges of a data transport network in a variety of ways:

Always-On Wireless Networks: in case of planned network outages for maintenance reasons, the use of the Aruba Mobilty Conductor ensures the seamless transition of traffic between APs and Mobility gateways. In short, you can now run a security code version update in the middle of the weekday, with no impact to your end users

Always-On Core Network: a similar capability is found in the core network with a pair of ArubaOS-CX switches in active-active mode. Using Virtual Switch Exchange (VSX) they transfer all network traffic to one of the two switches, complete the required maintenance on the second switch, and after confirming good operation, distribute the traffic to both switches. .Once the maintenance process for the first switch is completed, the process is repeated for the remaining points in the core infrastructure.

Containerized Software: the ArubaOS-CX core switches, combined with cloud implementations and in order to meet the requirements of software development engineers, have been designed so that key parts of their software are placed in software containers. This design, allows the network operator to upgrade key components of the operating system without affecting functionality.

Automation: with the Network Analytics Engine (NAE), Aruba offers a powerful tool to automate many high-risk tasks and reduce the high rate of unplanned network downtime caused by human error.

Network services are fundamental to ensuring quality healthcare services. The IT department in the Healthcare Units, now has the ability and tools , to simplify the operation of the network and through effective control, ensure its smooth and secure operation.