Network infrastructure solutions
The SAS Group’s network infrastructure solutions provide lasting protection against network failure and performance degradation, minimising the impact of expansion or change, and delivering a scalable, robust foundation, including network convergence and unified communications.
With our dedicated team of engineers SAS can guarantee the highest standards of specification and installation for structured cabling (CAT5/6 UTP and STP cable), fibre optic cable, electrical contracting, wireless networks and active switches/hubs, patch panels, network outlets, line of sight cameras, servers and tailored equipment/patching cabinets.
All of our network infrastructure solutions are backed by a comprehensive range of network support services.
Solution features
Cabling audits analyse vulnerabilities and threats to network availability and performance, and provide network intelligence for support, systems documentation and capacity planning.
Electrical installations focus on the integrated delivery of network and electrical cabling systems. Our extended installations portfolio includes PAT testing for regulatory purposes, and consumption and load testing for performance and availability analysis.
Network monitoring proactively assesses the performance and availability of all network components. We can also supply fully managed services for incident handling and deliver comprehensive reporting tools for network analysis.
Network support and maintenance offers onsite and remote helpdesk services, including short-term equipment procurement and the provision of fail-over systems. We are also able provide independent analysis of availability and performance risk against 3rd party implementations, and manage 3rd party support contracts.
Delivery specifications
Cabling audits
- Identification and analysis of all patch cables and network points
- Benchmarking cable runs for transmission levels, speeds and best practice installation
- Review of switch configuration to identify performance and security levels
- Monitor network traffic throughput and performance across LAN
- Analysis of network configurations for performance and security
- Review of cabling documentation against physical layout
- Testing, enhancement and development of cabling documentation
- Analysis of infrastructure capacity limits
- Health and Safety risk assessment
- ISO compliance checking
Electrical installation
- Prince II accredited project management
- Installation and termination of power runs to floor boxes
- Installation of communications-room location power supply
- Installation of UPS systems to match agreed ICT load
- Testing of all power systems to IEE standards
- Documentation of all power systems for Facilities Management
Network monitoring
- Proactive monitoring of LAN and Wireless LAN hardware (switches, routers, traffic levels and throughput performance) via live IP VPN into SAS NOC
- Proactive monitoring of environmental systems via IP sensors to cover temperature, humidity and fire
- Proactive monitoring of UPS systems
- Production of system availability reports by device
- Remote management of LAN hardware
- Incident management service to cover hardware replacement, configuration changes, power failure and environmental changes
- Client access to ITIL compliant online reporting and statistical monitoring
Network support and maintenance
- Onsite, telephone and remote-access helpdesk
- Software support for level 1 and 2 issues
- Incident management service for level 3 software issues
- 4 and 8 hour service level agreements
- Hardware and parts replacement
- Maintenance systems benchmarking
- Annual PAT electrical testing
The SAS Group carries out network infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally. All of our work is coordinated from our operations in London and the South East. For more information on SAS network infrastructure solutions, contact us today.