Intelligent Chain Store Solution

"H3C presents a holistic smart retail solution integrating a stable, reliable hyper-converged cloud-managed infrastructure, complemented by a robust, low-latency network that supports diverse intelligent terminals. This comprehensive solution is designed to optimize operational efficiency, minimize costs, and elevate customer experience.

Central to this solution is Cloudnet, a cloud-based platform that facilitates centralized management of devices across headquarters and branch locations. It streamlines the monitoring and management of all network devices at the headquarters, while simplifying plug-and-play deployment of network devices at branch stores, thereby reducing deployment complexity for users."

"In the realm of smart retail, the implementation of IoT empowers businesses to enhance the customer experience and drive consumer engagement. This technology revolutionizes store operations, offering advantages such as energy management, fraud protection, efficient in-store management, and seamless customer interaction.

H3C's unified access solution offers a range of access gateways tailored for chain stores. This solution enables unified access for various store operations including POS systems, office networks, wireless connectivity, voice communication, monitoring systems, advertising signs, and electronic tags. By leveraging this comprehensive solution, store opening speed is improved, and network management is simplified, allowing retailers to streamline their operations effectively."

In the context of the AD-WAN branch scenario, H3C offers an integrated approach by combining the AD-WAN controller, branch network controller, security controller, and infrastructure manager within a cloud- and AI-native architecture, with the AD-WAN controller serving as the central component. Together, these elements collaborate to deliver management, control, and analytics capabilities enabling administrators to effectively plan, design, operate, and optimize networks and security services across various domains—from site LAN networks to WAN connectivity—ensuring end-to-end delivery of services. Additionally, H3C’s SeerAnalyzer component is available to provide intelligent network operations, further enhancing the efficiency and performance of the network infrastructure.

The joint solution leverages H3C access points, with a low-cost USB adapter incorporated into the access point's USB port to manage ESL communications. By using this setup, the access points facilitate secure communications between ESLs and the associated server.

ESLs are equipped with a wireless transceiver, an on-board processor, a personal area network (such as NFC), and a display (LCD, TFT, or E-paper). These ESLs establish wireless connections to cloud-based price management software and are utilized for dynamic pricing, stock management, and targeted marketing initiatives.

H3C's networks have demonstrated exceptional performance and reliability in demanding retail deployments, ensuring robustness and stability essential for business-critical ESL, data, location, voice, video, and IoT services.