Types of enterprise networks

• • Local Area Networks- A computer network that interconnects systems within a small building or room, LANs typically are used for personal, non-commercial use cases.
• • Wide Area Networks- Unlike LAN technologies that are used to transmit data at higher rates within proximity, WANs are set up for communication that is long-distance, energy efficient, secure and dependable.

• • Cloud Networks: Enterprise IT services are either delivered from data centres, cloud networks or a hybrid mix of both on-site servers and off-site networks. We employ multi-cloud models and services for organisations as per their specific needs.

Routing & Switching: Routing and switching solutions are an intelligent combination of hardware and software that creates the infrastructure for a competitive network.
Routers: An indispensable tool today, routers allow us to use the Internet to collaborate, communicate, or gather information and learn. Connecting employees to networks, both local and the Internet, where just about every essential business activity takes place.
Our router offerings:
Core router: Preferred by service providers, cloud providers and large enterprises for maximum bandwidth.
Edge router: It is a network’s outermost point of connection with external networks, including the Internet.
Distribution router: It receives data from the edge router via a wired connection and sends it on to end users, typically via Wi-Fi.
Wireless routers: Commonplace for home networks and Internet access, this router combines the functions of edge routers and distribution routers.
Virtual router: Ideal for larger businesses with complex network needs, this router is a piece of software that allows some router functions to be virtualized in the cloud and delivered as a service.
Switches:
The key building blocks of any network, switches connect multiple devices, such as computers, wireless access points, printers and servers, on the same network within a building or campus. They enable connected devices to share information and talk to each other.

Types of switches/switching we offer
Unmanaged switches- Often used in homes and places that need some extra ports, this switch is a simple plugin that works without any configuration, allowing for basic connectivity.
Managed switches- Offering custom configuration and greater security, these switches protect a network and improve the quality of service.
Network hubs and switches- A switch removes the challenges and limitations of a network hub, which is a central connection point for devices in a local area network.
Wi-Fi Solutions: These solutions improve speed and security to transform the wireless experience.

Types of WAN technologies

• • Packet Switching
• • TCP/IP protocol suite
• • Router
• • Overlay network
• • Packet over SONET/SDH (PoS)-
• • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-
• • ATM
• • Frame relay

WAN Optimisation: WAN optimisation is an umbrella term for a plethora of techniques that increase the speed and efficiency of data transfer over wide-area networks (WANs).
Techniques:

• • Deduplication
• • Compression
• • Latency optimisation
• • Caching/Proxy
• • Forward error correction
• • Protocol spoofing
• • Traffic shaping
• • Equalizing
• •Connection limits
• • Simple rate limits

Application Delivery : Application Delivery is a partnership of services and technology that work in conjunction to provide an application to end-users through data processing and computing within an environment.
3 key elements

• • Application Delivery Controller (ADC).
• • Application Delivery Management (ADM).
• • Application Delivery Network (ADN).

Network Virtualisation : It refers to the consolidation of hardware network resources into software network resources. It can combine multiple physical networks into one virtual, software-based network, or it can divide one physical network into separate, independent virtual networks.
Software-defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) :  SD-WAN is a software-defined network technology that connects or extends networks over large geographical areas. Offering resilience, quality of service, security, application optimization and self-healing networks, it optimises the WAN architecture.
Key components:

• • SD-WAN Edge
• • SD-WAN Gateway
• • SD-WAN Orchestrator
• • SD-WAN Controller

Unified Communication

Unified communications (UC) is the integration of multiple enterprise communication tools into a single, streamlined interface that is aimed at enhancing user experience and productivity. Unlike unified messaging, UC refers to both real-time and non-real-time delivery of communications based on the preferred method and location of the recipient.
Features:

• • Call control and multimodal communications
• • Presence
• • Instant messaging
• • Unified messaging
• • Speech access and personal assistant
• • Conferencing (audio, Web and video)
• • Collaboration tools
• • Mobility
• • Business process integration (BPI)
• • Software to enable business process integration

Key elements:

• • Search: Allowing users to search for experts, data or content
• • Employee Driven: Approved users can add and share content in a wiki fashion with low barriers to authorship
• • Data integration: Must allow enterprise data to be integrated into the system
• • Dashboards and Monitoring: Measure success, adoption, and projects through dashboards and monitoring tools
• • User Follow: Ability to follow users and their content in the collaborative network
• • Content integration: Connects and links content dynamically
• • Governance: Controlled access to content and data