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Network Connection

Switch and router bring-up, uplinks, VLANs, cross-connects and connectivity validation with evidence.

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test evidence
Per port
test evidence
failover testing
Deliberate
failover testing
before and after
Backed up
before and after

What this service is

We bring up the network layer of a deployment: switch and router configuration, uplink commissioning, VLAN and port assignment, cross-connect ordering support and the end-to-end validation that proves the design works.

Every port we connect is tested and recorded. You receive a validated port map rather than a promise that it should work.

Deliverables you receive

  • Validated port map with per-port test results
  • Device configuration backup and change record
  • Redundancy and failover test evidence
  • Cross-connect schedule and carrier references

What is included

  • Switch and router configuration to the agreed design
  • Uplink bring-up, LACP/MLAG and redundancy verification
  • VLAN creation, port assignment and trunk configuration
  • Routing configuration and route verification (static, OSPF, BGP basics)
  • Cross-connect documentation and carrier hand-off support
  • Out-of-band management network build and access testing
  • Port map production: every port, its role, VLAN and test state
  • End-to-end connectivity and throughput validation

What is not included

Stated up front so the scope boundary is never a surprise. Most of these are available as add-ons.

  • Carrier cross-connect procurement (we prepare and support the order)
  • Firewall policy design and security architecture
  • IP address allocation policy (we implement the allocation you approve)
  • WAN and SD-WAN architecture design

Method

How we deliver network connection

The same sequence every time, so progress is predictable and deviations are visible the day they happen.

  1. 01

    Design check

    Port plan, VLAN map and addressing verified against the cabling schedule before any cable is patched.

  2. 02

    Base configuration

    Devices configured out of band, baselined, versioned and backed up before production traffic exists.

  3. 03

    Uplink commissioning

    Uplinks brought up with redundancy tested by deliberate failure, not assumed from a design document.

  4. 04

    Port assignment

    Access and trunk ports assigned to VLANs and patched against the port map, with each connection labelled at both ends.

  5. 05

    Validation

    Per-port connectivity, VLAN membership, routing and throughput tested; results attached to the port map.

  6. 06

    Handover

    Configuration backups, port map and test evidence issued, with a change record for anything adjusted on site.

Tools we use

  • Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Juniper Junos, Arista EOS, Mellanox/NVIDIA Cumulus
  • Vendor SDN and fabric management platforms
  • Console servers and out-of-band management access
  • Traffic generators and throughput validation tooling
  • Cable and fibre testers for physical layer verification

Standards we work to

  • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN and 802.3ad LACP
  • Client network design and addressing standards
  • ITIL change control for production devices
  • TIA-606-D labelling for network administration

Where you already run a documented standard, that becomes our method for the duration of the project. We work to your rack standard, label scheme and change-control process by default.

Related work

Where this service has been delivered

All projects

Questions

Network Connection — the usual questions

Do you order cross-connects?

We prepare the cross-connect schedule, verify meet-me-room references and support the order and hand-off. Procurement contracts stay with you or the carrier.

How do you prove redundancy works?

By failing it deliberately. Uplinks and MLAG pairs are taken down under observation and the failover time recorded.

Can you work on live production fabric?

Yes, under your change control with a documented rollback plan and a tested maintenance window. We will not make undocumented changes to a live fabric.

Which platforms do you support?

Cisco, Juniper, Arista, NVIDIA/Mellanox, HPE Aruba Networking and white-box platforms running Cumulus or SONiC.

By market

Network Connection by country

Standards, safety regimes and test methods differ by market. Open the one you are building in.

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Also delivered

Services that usually sit alongside this one

Structured CablingCopper and fibre builds, containment, patching, labelling, certification and test results you can hand to an auditor.OS & Application InstallationOS imaging, hypervisor build-out, hardening and application deployment aligned to your platform standard.Commissioning & TestingEnd-to-end acceptance testing, documented results and a handover pack that stands up to audit.
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