Network Design  
   Network Design is often left to the end of a building project, almost an afterthought, Integrating Information Technology with good network design is paramount in assuring your design and build is equipped sufficiently to support it's new occupants. Premier specialise in network design and integration of IT at the early stages, working closely with Architects, furniture suppliers, telephony providers, electricians and even integrating access control systems your network design will be second to none.

 

Failure to plan the IT integration and specifically poor network design often results in a new building having additional trunking, holes, power points and data outlets installed, common faults are:-

1. Computer rooms too small
2. Fly leads too long
3. surface mount trunking to accommodate additional data cables
4. Insufficient power points
5. Insufficient data points
6. Incorrect desk locations

Network design on the drawing board delivers added value for the people who will inevitably work in this new office environment

  • site surveys and defining of optimum routes
    • defining infrastructure and requirements (fibre optic, cat5, cat5e, cat6, wireless, high speed backbone systems, hubs, switches/routers, cabinet layouts, resilience etc..
  • data requirements (server design, storage capacity, back-up systems, resilience, data flow)
  • workstation design (hot-desking, wireless LANs, cable management systems, under floor/desk-mounted/wall-mounted systems)
With large networks we work in partnership with the client’s own departments or agents on the engineering drawings to devise and plan the optimal layout for their network requirements. Multi regional layouts of multiple buildings regularly require our fibre optic expertise or wide area network specialists. Pathways and ducts, sub ducts etc. are often poorly documented and require more thorough surveys, which Premier can perform 
 

Network Design incorporating Servers and Data Applications
Network Design
Network design should always include the purpose of the implementation, data processing, whether it be Word Processing and document storage or a full SQL data application processing millions of data bits per second, the infrastructure needs to have been designed to deliver a fast and efficient service with capacity to accommodate growth.

Remote Connectivity
Remote connectivity for inter branch data transfer and central application processing  plays a primary role in ensuring data is kept up to date and accurate giving your company the competitive edge. Premier are proven specialists in linking multiple sites via wide area networks to provide a stable infrastructure that keeps a company effectively processing data. The introduction of ADSL means that non critical branch connectivity can be a  relatively low cost investment. Leased Line (private circuit) connectivity supports business critical data links backed by a telco Service Level Agreement (SLA) the client can look forward to reliability and a very high level of service.

Structured Cabling
A structured cabling system (SCS) designed and installed by Premier,  is a set of cabling and connectivity products that integrates the voice, data, video, and various management systems of a building (such as safety alarms, security access, energy systems, etc.).
Structured Cabling
Providing an internationally standardised Structured Cabling System (SCS) and consolidating cable-delivery methods for all the systems can reduce initial construction costs for the cabling infrastructure of a modern intelligent building by up to 30 percent. The actual level of savings achieved depends upon the configuration and geographical pricing for material and labour. This also gives the structure an inherent ability to respond quickly and cost-effectively to the changing needs of tenants, which impacts the cost to occupy the space. In some cases, additional construction expenditures for the Structured Cabling System (SCS) or BMS, such as devices to optimize the use of power consumption, may be necessary to reduce the operational expenses. However, the costs for cabling-related changes can typically be reduced by 25 to 40 percent—with possible savings of up to 60 percent—for a new or renovated facility when using a total systems integration approach.