The largest integrated healthcare system in the state, Iowa Health
System (IHS), deployed the Lightning Edge platform from carrier Ethernet
solutions provider World Wide Packets. The solution operates in a Layer
2 environment and manages multigigabit transmissions and high-bandwidth
applications
associated with imaging and diagnostic services offered
throughout the IHS network of healthcare providers. With the deployment,
IHS completes the first phase of development of its privately-owned
fiber optic medical health network linking major healthcare providers
and data centers throughout Iowa, eastern Nebraska and western Illinois.