Are you ready for VoIP?
Not until your company has invested in a thorough network assessment.
Meeting the Challenges Ahead
With the advancement of IT infrastructure, the critical services the organization
relies upon are now a technically dense collection of new and legacy hardware and
software. Its dynamic nature makes it increasingly difficult to support and maintain.
Its complexity also makes it fragile.
Therefore, the best mindset to have when starting this project is to think in terms
of network dysfunction. You may be surprised to discover that networks don’t
always work the way you expect — or even as designed.
Unfortunately, these network performance problems will significantly inhibit VoIP
call quality. Due to its unique time sensitiveness, small delays that may go unnoticed
while transferring data on the network can make VoIP communications unbearable.
Therefore, the task of transitioning physically separate voice and data networks
onto a single shared infrastructure without compromising the quality of either
voice or data traffic will require new practices and procedures. Analysts and experts
alike agree a pre-deployment network assessment is the crucial first step.
What is a Network Assessment?
We provide complete analysis of end-to-end data networks, recording important measurements such as bandwidth, utilization, throughput, loss, jitter, latency and MOS. Our thorough approach to network assessments helps us answer he following questions:
- Is this LAN & WAN capable of supporting VoIP? What portions are? Which aren’t?
- Are the service level agreements being met by the service providers? Is the service level sufficient to meet needs?
- What configuration faults need to be fixed?
- What components need upgrading?
- What is the call load capability?
- What is the best and worse call quality given a variety of conditions?
VoIP Network Assessments
- Measure the call load capability of your networks
- Identify the faults and shortcomings of each network
- Provide a holistic viewpoint of the networks ability to handle data and voice
- Improve project cost projections
- Verify SLAs
- Eliminate the network as a factor in the VoIP project
We use the most advanced network diagnostics and analytical tools for our network assessment services.
Learn more about AppCritical™ here.