Overview

 

 

Source Loop provides network optimization services identifying value creating opportunities related to implementing new services based on new technologies, reconfiguring existing network architectures, implementing new network facilities, etc. All of our network optimization recommendations abide by the following principles:

 

• All projects provide true optimization by either meeting existing requirements and quality of service at a lower cost or by providing incremental functionality and/or quality of service at an equal or lower cost.

 

• All optimization recommendations take into account the total cost of ownership (TCO) by contemplating the impacts of the project related to service costs, maintenance costs, administrative costs, equipment costs, management costs, etc.

 

Areas of Focus

 

Source Loop principals have been able to deliver numerous successful network optimization projects across just about every portion of the network. The following highlight Source Loop's detailed areas of focus within the network optimization service set. Click on each portion of the network diagram below to reveal areas where we have been successful at developing successful network optimizations.

WAN - Backbone

 

Source Loop provides analysis of the following aspects of the backbone portion of the network:

 

• Network technology migration assessments: assessment designed to determine the cost/benefit equation related to implementing new network technologies in the backbone such as MPLS, VoIP, etc.

 

• Voice usage analysis: analyses designed to uncover network inefficiencies related to long duration (data) calls, unauthorized calling, loose traffic, high cost destinations (international), etc. Recommendations on how to optimize these situations are provided.

 

• Backbone utilization analysis and rightsizing: utilization studies designed to determine total utilization across key access links, ports and PVCs as well as application usage within each portion of utilized bandwidth. Studies range from 30 to 90 days in length with output that provides overall/peak utilization for all facilities as well as utilization for each application/protocol that is using bandwidth. The impacts (cost, utilization) of bandwidth downsizing is shown for each scenario developed in the study.

 

• Private line route optimization: optimization delivers optimal circuit design utilizing hubs to take advantage of unit cost economies inherent in higher bandwidth circuits.

 

• Off-net carrier terminations: analyses to determine the benefits of augmenting existing set of carriers used for the termination of international, intra-state, directory assistance, etc. calls.

 

• Facility arbitrage: analyses to determine the benefits of procuring services from a wholesale carrier services entity versus procuring on an enterprise national account or similar contract.

 

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Access Network 

 

Source Loop provides the following access network optimizations:

 

• Access trunk utilization analysis: analyses designed to determine the relative level of under/over-trunking of access facilities and the service quality and cost impacts thereof.

 

• Access hub optimization: analyses designed to deliver optimal access circuit configurations utilizing access hubs.

 

• Access facility arbitrage: analyses to determine the benefits of procuring services from a wholesale carrier services entity versus procuring on a enterprise national accounts or similar contract.

 

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Call Centers

 

Source Loop provides the following call center optimizations:

 

• Least cost routing: analyses designed to determine optimal routing of high cost calls such as international, intra-state, etc.

 

• Access trunk utilization analysis: analyses designed to determine the relative level of under/over-trunking of access facilities and the service quality and cost impacts thereof.

 

• Advanced Feature Usage optimization: analyses designed to determine if usage of advanced features (take back and transfer, network announcements, network routing, etc.) is optimal.

 

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Premise-Based Networks 

 

Source Loop provides the following premise-based network analyses:

 

• IP Telephony infrastructure assessments: assessment designed to determine risks and benefits related to IP telephony migration. Assessment looks at service costs, equipment costs, maintenance/administration costs, MACD costs, etc.

 

• Maintenance contract optimization: analyses designed to provide new maintenance contracts that contain identical or enhanced service terms at lower costs.

 

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Remote Access

 

Source Loop provides the following analyses related to remote access for small office and traveling employee applications:

 

• Use of managed network providers: analyses designed to assess the value of using managed network providers to manage complex remote access applications like VPN, VoIP, etc.

 

• Broadband upgrades: analyses look at cost/service benefits related to replacing legacy networks such as Frame Relay and private line with broadband services such as DSL/cable modem coupled with VPN.

 

• Employee-liable expense conversions: turn-key projects designed to promote visibility and proactive expense management of expenses that are currently paid by employees and reimbursed through the T&E process.

 

• Dial-up optimization: analyses designed to determine relative level of expense and quality of service of employing internal remote access servers versus using external providers. Analyses also look at use of external providers and employee usage patterns to ensure acceptable use.

 

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Private Networks

 

• Fiber network ownership: turn-key service delivered through a partner to procure and implement metro and long haul fiber networks to support large bandwidth applications such as storage area networks, data centers, etc.

 

• Wireless campus networks: analyses to determine if new wireless technologies can be leveraged in short distance applications.

 

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Wireless Networks

 

• Leverage next-gen wireless technologies to enable certain applications: analyses to determine appropriate application of emerging technologies such as EVDO, UMTS, Wi-Fi, etc.

 

• Wireless campus networks: analyses to determine if new wireless technologies can be leveraged in short distance applications.