Physical infrastructure
The SAS Group’s physical 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 LAN switches, patch panels, network outlets, line of sight cameras, and patching cabinets.
All of our physical 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.
Wireless surveys (see Mobile network solutions).
Cabling and electrical installations focus on the delivery of integrated 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. All of our cabling and electrical installations are fully documented for network management and audit purposes.
Wireless network design and installation (see Mobile network solutions)
Comms room and data centre design protects the security and accessibility of critical data and network systems. We can deliver and install all of the key resources for a safe and controlled environment, including floor and ceiling systems, air-cooling, cabinets and cabinet tidies, power and cabling.
Comms room refit services bring order and accountability to organically evolved comms rooms and cabinet tidies. We offer a range of solutions, including comms room surveys, equipment and cabling tagging, repatching and refitting, out of hours removal, and comms room documentation.
Physical infrastructure 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.
Physical infrastructure 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 to 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
Cabling and electrical installation
- Prince II accredited project management
- Installation of structured cabling (CAT5e /6 UTP and STP cable) and fibre optic cable
- 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
- Compliance testing of all power systems to meet:
- IEE wiring regulations (currently in 17th edition)
- CAT 5e / CAT 6 Standard wiring regulations
- Electricity at Work Act
- Health and Safety at Work Act
- Construction, Design and Maintenance Regulations
- British Standard BS6701 parts 1 and 2 (telecommunications cabling)
- Earthing Standard - CP1013
- International and European standards - ISO 11801 and EN 50173
- European code of practice for cabling in customer premises - EN 50174
- Documentation of all power systems for Facilities Management
Comms room design and installation
- Implementation of site survey
- Floor plan design and coordination of building services
- Installation of air conditioning and cooling
- Electrical installation, including UPS, switchgear, generator backup and transformers
- Installation of fire detection and suppression systems
- Installation of raised floors, fire rated walls, doors and ceilings
Comms room refit
- Equipment and cabling identification
- Equipment and cabling tagging
- Out of hours equipment and cabling installation and removal
- Refitting and repatching of existing cabinet tidies
- Full cable and comms room documentation
Physical infrastructure 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
Physical infrastructure 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 physical infrastructure projects across the UK and internationally. All of our work is coordinated from our network operations centre in Horsham, near London in the South East. For more information on SAS network infrastructure solutions, contact us today.