Organizations today depend upon their networks to increase productivity and reduce network infrastructure and maintenance costs. Accordingly, these networks must be secure and perform reliably in order to accommodate geographically dispersed users. Unplanned remote site downtime due to equipment failure or adverse environmental conditions can severely impair network service.

There is a growing need for diverse network services that are supported with cellular towers, microwave sites, broadband wireless towers and other remote facilities. Business customers are looking to service providers to support their remote computer and telephony rooms with customer premise equipment. In both cases, environmental conditions and power and equipment failures are major causes of unplanned network downtime. IT professionals responsible for providing high availability networks are becoming increasingly aware of the need to protect these vital, yet vulnerable remote sites.