IP Planning & Network Design

Like biological organisms, networks grow...

...but rarely is that growth planned.

Networks are constantly added onto, but rarely changed.  As organizations grow, the evolving network topology and the IP addressing scheme often become a barely manageable tangle. If this were indeed visible, it would resemble at best the street layout of a historic city such as London and at worst, a shantytown in the slums.

The cost of a sprawling legacy network can be staggering. Consider the fundamental attributes of such a network:

1. It's unknown. It cannot be considered to be in a 'known' state.

2. It's unpredictable. Because of this lack of knowledge, it's response to change is necessarily unpredictable.

3. It's unmanaged. An unknown and unpredictable network cannot be confidently managed.

4. It's insecure. A network that is not in a 'known' state cannot be effectively secured.

5. It's fragile. A seemingly innocuous act can cause total disruption of the network, and actual redundancy is at best a band-aid and at worst a fantasy.

6. It's sprawling. It just keeps spreading because growth is almost never accompanied by consolidation. Network routing becomes a nightmare.

7. It's exorbitantly expensive. The cost, time and resources of extra network  management are just the beginning. Consider the vendor maintenance fees on all the switches, routers and other infrastructure that is likely redundant. Add to that the cost of expensive data circuits that aren't effectively utilized or even necessary. And finally the loss of productivity cause when connectivity is lost no-one seems to know why.

The Solution:

IPkey has years of valuable experience with many organization's networks. We know what works, what's scalable and what's manageable. We offer the following services that can be tailored to your specific needs:

Network and IP Architecture Review

Our specialists will perform an in-depth discovery of your network infrastructure, interview key staff and perform a detailed  build an approximate description of what you have and how much it really costs to maintain it.

Network Architecture and IP Planning & Design

The above review is the foundation of a coherent, scalable architecture that will significantly reduce recurring costs. Common design criteria include:

	Structured IP Address space
	Appropriate sub-netting
	Efficient, redundant routing.
	Bandwidth planning
	VoIP considerations
	VLAN (Virtualization)
	Wireless (Point to Point & Multipoint)
	IPV6
	Complete documentation & maps.

Contact our IP Architects today
for a Network and IP Review.

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