The network consists of 27 Nortel Networks' 470 series edge switches with gigabit modules and three 1600 series core switches.

Data FX put together one plan, a 512K/512K symmetrical service with a static IP, unlimited downloads and no shaping. "People are not running IP telephony, but we are providing a separate service," Thompson said. "That is a [possibility] moving forward as we put the foundation infrastructure in."

The building also has traditional TDM phone lines in the rooms and PowerTel is providing all basic landline calls, with Telstra being considered for a backup arrangement.

"With Ethernet it's easier to provide QoS to calls than with DSL," Thompson said. "It was a relatively fast installation and we had good assistance from the Nortel engineering team to apply ports to rooms and allocate bandwidth."

Thompson said we "wrote a few scripts" on the switches and rolled out the solution, which took 120 hours in total.