The customer is the second-largest manufacturer of forged automotive
components, cold forged parts and high tensile fasteners in India. The major
categories of components manufactured by them are camshafts, connecting rods,
crankshafts, crown wheel, hub and shafts.
Business Challenges
The customer has six remote locations in the west region and wanted to connect all
the six locations through secure MPLS from a single service provider, so as to
access their ERP more efficiently and thereby optimise performance.
There had been no investment in either a router or firewall on the part of the
customer. They also sought better uptime and SLA from the service provider. They
were looking for a single service provider for VPN connectivity.
TTBS Solution
TTBS provided the customer with L3 MPLS with different last-mile media. The
solution developed by TTBS was HUB and Spoke topology so that customer could
access the centralised ERP servers. TTBS also made provisions for a centralised
Internet breakout from the HUB location. This was to ensure that no spate Internet
links were required at all the spoke locations, while these locations could access
the Internet from the Hub location.
The solution is part of advanced managed services wherein TTBS provided Maipu
Routers at each location. These would terminate the MPLS links along with the
installation, configuration and management of routers. Proactive monitoring was
set up so that the links could be checked 24x7 through TTBS NOC. In case of any
abnormality in the links or Routers, the TTBS team would proactively address the
issue. Even the service docket was logged by the TTBS backend team.
TTBS provided Premium Class of Service to ensure that the customer got the best
out of their real-time communication applications, such as IP Calling and video
conferencing, along with the best quality of service.
Benefits
MPLS: Hardware cost and maintenance saved, as TTBS provided a router at each location
Centralised monitoring and control of Internet access to spoke locations also offered
High uptime and quick resolution of problems due to proactive monitoring and support by the TTBS team
Premium Class of Service ensured the best performance of video conferencing and better quality of service
Saving on Internet link cost at every single location due to centralised Internet breakout