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Leading IT company in Bangalore chooses Netsol for setting up a LAN
customer Context : Our customer is a leading provider of telecommunications software solutions and services to companies around the world. They are headquartered in Bangalore , India, with offices across the world and employ over 1000 people worldwide. They are a quality -conscious company and their solutions are backed by ISO 90001:2000 quality certification; they have also been awarded SEI CMM Level 5 certification for process quality.
The Requirement: The customer wanted to setup a more than 9000 sq Meter facility with necessary LAN infrastructure to accommodate its growing employee base. The following were their requirements:
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High Availability
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Physically separate Data and Voice/ Facilities Management Networks
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Ease of Management and Trouble-Shooting of Network Infrastructure
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Network Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Plan
The Solution : Netsol's methodology was to first understand the existing Network setup which included the following components:
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Network Topology and Architecture
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Broad Application overview, performance and criticality
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Understand the Geographical Distribution of Resources and Employees
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Understand the Information Flow
As per our Assessment we found that company had 8 Separate sites (each with standards based Structured Cabling Infrastructure) connected by 2 Mbps Wide Area Links. Operating Systems used were that of Solaris, Linux and Windows, and applications used were basically ClearCase. Netsol adopted a structured approach by performing the following:
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System Study
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Data Analysis
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Design Documentation
Netsol's scope of work encompassed these areas:
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Network Topology and Architecture for the company's new Set-up
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Guidelines for Structured Cabling Infrastructure
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Guidelines for Active Switching Equipment Selection
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Cable Routing and Raceway Layout's
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Rack Elevation and Layout Diagrams
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Environmental Specifications for Distribution Frame Rooms and Server Rooms
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Physical and Data Link Layer Technology Selection
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Bills of Materials for Active and Passive
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Numbering and Labeling Scheme
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Installation and Certification Guidelines
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