| Customised
File Transfer For a Manufacturer And Distributor of Consumer Products |
| Client Case
Study |
|
The Company
was faced with numerous problems in transferring files between its
various depots, factories, branch offices located at different parts
of India. |
| Situation |
| The
Company is equipped with Digital Alpha Systems in an Unix environment
at its various office locations spread all over the country. The
file transfers were carried out through VSAT. Availability of low
bandwidth during high traffic hours lead these file transfer operations
to be unsuccessful. And there was no procedure for detecting errors
and confirmation of messages reaching the destination. |
| Objective |
| The objective
is to provide a file transfer service that operates sensibly managing
the traffic. There was a need to utilise the bandwidth effectively
with a facility to detect errors during transmission and inform
the user. |
| Solution |
| MeCOM
delivered a solution that enables hassle free file transfer operation.
It is to customise the file transfer procedure so that files are
transferred optimally with limited available bandwidth. The software
that is installed at Windows NT Server at HECL Hub, located at Gurgaon
is responsible for complete control of the network traffic. |
| The
software is specifically designed to reschedule the traffic, collecting
files from different source and storing into a specific outgoing
directory at the NT server without any manual intervention. The
files of these outgoing directories are then sent to their respective
destinations in a predefined way, prioritising the files to transfer,
based on size to make use of available bandwidth. The software also
ensures that, there is no overcrowding in the out-route and every
file gets sufficient bandwidth for accurate and timely transmission.
The files are made to reach destination safely with the facility
to report errors and status of each file to send. |
1.
Requires just a browser on a PC with modem to use
the new system.
2. Authenticates the
user access with username and password.
3. User friendly Web
Interface.
4. Allows to track
the consignments.
5. Authorised users
can update consignment booking and delivery details online . |
| The
next phase of the project allows the end-customers of the Transportation
Company to track their own consignments via the Internet. |
|
| Results |
| The
solution smoothened the operation of file transfer |
| Following
are the key benefits of the solution : |
1. Resulted in cutting
down the cost of VSAT charges for file transfer purpose.
2. The user is now freed from worries of the availability
of sufficient bandwidth, while
sending the files.
3. The feature of prioritization of files to transfer
has made VSAT bandwidth to be used wisely . |