| Features |
| Traffic Pattern Analysis |
| Projected Impact of New Software |
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| Benefits |
| Maintain a stable production
environment |
| Prioritize critical protocols
and services |
| Improve performance without
increasing bandwidth |
| Have a “baseline” of
normal performance levels |
| Avoid overload |
| Enable new application to perform
properly |
| Save time during implementation |

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In today’s highly competitive world,
companies have to move fast and run lean. As networks have evolved,
new applications, servers and end user requirements have forced drastic
changes onto existing network infrastructure. Network slow downs,
interruptions, outages or worse can account for chronic loss of productivity.
Similarly, not fully understanding your network can lead to slower
software implementations and unnecessary IT purchases.
Fortunately, these pitfalls can be avoided with a CDI Network Analysis. We’ll
provide you with a meaningful statistical analysis of your LAN and WAN’s
traffic flow and performance characteristics, and guide you in making the best
choices for optimizing your network.
Network Analysis
Services
Our certified networking professionals use best-in-class tools to analyze LAN
and WAN data, and then generate a comprehensive report that incorporates our
findings, as well as our recommendations for network improvement. All deliverables
are in Microsoft formats and contain the following information:
Utilization
Statistics (Min/Max/Avg) |
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Device CPU Utilization |
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Interconnect Utilization |
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Port Utilization |
Top “Talkers” |
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From/To traffic information of the top 10-20
systems |
Top
Error Sources |
Multicast
Traffic Levels |
Broadcast
Traffic Levels |
Uplink
Traffic Analysis |
Server
Traffic Analysis |
WAN
Traffic Patters |
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Location
to Location Traffic Patterns |
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Protocol
Breakdowns |
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Utilization & Errors |
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Frame-Relay
DLCI Level Statistics |
High Productivity and Sounder Business Decisions
Network managers must fully understand
the networks performance characteristics so they can avert
outages and overloads and identify what “normal” performance
is of their networks. By performing a traffic analysis of your
network you will have a basic understanding of how your network
is utilized and where the potential bottleneck exists. New
applications are introduced into the network on a regular basis.
Once armed with an accurate performance analysis, you can better
assess if upgrades are needed and predict if those upgrades
will perform properly once installed. Considering the expense
of cutting-edge IT equipment, avoiding needless or poorly-planned
upgrades is revenue saved.
CDI is an IT infrastructure services company
that lends knowledge, experience and credibility to helping companies
facilitate communications and collaboration between employees,
partners and customers around the world.
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