network infrastructure

Can you measure the cost of network downtime? Do you have accurate documentation for your network? What is your plan for network growth, change and failure? What is your approach to evaluating new technologies?

Layer 3 Communications is a professional services organization and systems integrator. We specialize in the design, implementation and support of complex voice, video and data networks. We provide expertise in designing network solutions - maintaining flexibility for expansion and growth to new technologies.

Manageability, scalability and flexibility are designed into the network to protect existing investments and avoid costly obsolescence. The result is a cost-effective network solution that optimizes performance, reliability and uptime.

Our services include:

• Design and Consulting: Our staff consists of engineering and business experts who work in partnership with our customers in the analysis, planning, design, implementation, and operations of the corporate network. These engineers have experience with some of the most complex networks and advanced networking techniques in today's IT environments.
  
  
• Network Audit: Audits provide expert assessment of data flow throughout your network providing valuable information for use in solving a current problem, optimizing an existing network, or creating a new design and strategic plan. Audits may be performed as needed, or regularly scheduled to ensure network optimization.
  
  
• Project Management: We offer management for complex network projects. Our professionals will be responsible for monitoring the implementation of the design in areas of cable plant, data center, and large or distributed network installations and rollouts. Our primary goal is to ensure that the projects are completed on time and within the allocated budget.
  
  
• Proof of Concept, Evaluations, and Demonstrations: Our state-of-the-art Network Laboratories enable us to show the client how the network design will work in practical applications. We can evaluate equipment and will demonstrate how the design will function in the customer's workplace, resolving any configuration and code issues prior to implementation on the customer network. This process dramatically decreases chances for implementing a network with outstanding issues.
  
  
• Implementation: Includes the pre-configuration, staging, burn in, installation, integration, testing and verification of the network elements. We will build the network in a controlled environment prior to physical installation in the production environment ensuring efficient use of any downtime required with the existing network. In addition, we provide post implementation support for the new elements.
  
  
• Troubleshooting & Fault Isolation: We already know three things about your network:
  
  
  • Your network will grow
  • Your network will change
  • And Your Network Will Fail
  
  Our technical staff is always available to troubleshoot, isolate and solve problems with the network. We will gather detailed information on your network while it is running properly and get a complete understanding to enable us to implement a systematic and detailed approach to troubleshooting. This allows us to isolate network problems quickly and develop a plan to minimize downtime and get the network operational again.