Case Study: Melbourne Airport achieves dual data center redundancy with CommScope cabling solutions

Melbourne Airport builds dual-redundant data centers with CommScope for 28 million passengers

Melbourne Airport, owned by Australia Pacific Airports Corporation (APAC), faced the challenge of modernizing its IT infrastructure to support growth and meet stringent new government security regulations. A critical requirement was to implement dual redundancy between its two data centers. To address this, the airport utilized a cabling system from CommScope.

CommScope implemented a solution featuring its Category 6A HighBand 20 patch-by-exception cabling system, KRONE fiber panels, and fiber cassettes. This provided a highly-organized infrastructure that minimized crosstalk and supported an MPLS network. As a result, Melbourne Airport successfully achieved the required dual redundancy by connecting each data center to the other and to two separate locations, fulfilling the federal government's security rules.

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