PILEUM Network Design services assist our clients with developing detailed network specifications and implementation tactics necessary to achieve their business objectives. Our consultants produce the engineering documentation for your physical, logical, and operational network infrastructures. In producing these design deliverables, they consider how the new technology will integrate into your existing hardware and software and how it will be managed going forward. We have substantial expertise in the design and optimization of shared transport SNA and TCP/IP networks, and we are proficient in both legacy and emerging networking disciplines. Our WAN expertise includes all commercial transport technologies, interior and exterior routing protocols, and commonly used network protocols. We also have extensive network design and implementation experience with high-performance LANs and ATM backbone switching technology.

Features
Our Network Design services typically include the following activities:

> Defining functional requirements
> Developing multi-vendor integration plans
> Preparing technical design documentation
> Developing engineering specifications and documents
> Preparing RFP specifications or other make/buy criteria
> Providing detailed component purchasing lists

Benefits
Design needs are seldom satisfied by a generic “one size fits all” approach. Because PILEUM supports all vendors, our consultants can objectively choose among the many products and technologies available to create a custom-solution that best meets your needs. Moreover, each consultant can draw on the experience of all of our network professionals via our collaborative on-line solutions resource, thus ensuring the successful integration of diverse products.

Deliverables
We deliver design documentation that identifies the specific technologies to be used and how these technologies are to be configured and implemented.

Sample deliverables include:

> Strategic network design, including technology selection, transport
   protocol, topology recommendations, and a forecast of future
   capacity demands
> Detailed network design development, including hardware and software
   component selection, complete engineering bills of materials, and
   supporting documentation
> Network design configuration requirements, including router
   and switch setup
> Working drawings such as rack and hub layouts, wiring centers, and
   cable plants