At Essential Network Services we know that a project isn’t complete until you have all the relevant documentation for your project. Moves, adds, and changes might require something as simple as temporarily marking an existing laminated drawing within a TR (Telecommunications Room) for future updating.

Larger projects, at minimum, should include complete test results in electronic format for every horizontal and backbone cable segment and a laminated (i.e. hung in the TR) CAD (Computer Aided Design) floor plan with work area outlet type, identification, closet locations, and major pathways for each Telecommunications Room serving zone.

Sample Documentation

Below is a sample of our system project documentation:

In addition, since not every detail is handled at the drawing board it’s essential to have a project manager in the field who can respond to your project immediate needs and issues.

Essential Network Services is adamant about effective project management for each and every project we are privileged to perform.

Today businesses rely heavily on technology systems for their day to day operations. Unfortunately, many businesses take the very life line of their technology systems for granted and the power needed for these systems. (i.e. the power you need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week), for they have not taken steps to maintain power to their crucial systems when power outages and/or power quality issues occur from forces of nature, severing of power transmission lines, mechanical failure of hardware, etc.

When these problems occur, it can cost your company big dollars in lost sales, productivity, damaged equipment, etc. Imagine what might happen if your company was down for minutes, hours, or even days. Frightening isn’t it! Most of these issues can be avoided with a comprehensive alternate power backup plan. This alone is reason enough to move backup power to the top of your businesses priority list.

At Essential Network Services we will assist you in providing a winning strategy to keep power feeding your crucial systems in likely event your power utility company lets you down someday when you least expect it. If you think purchasing a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) will help, your on the right track, but how do you integrate it into your system/s, what run time do you need, what power strategy do you take, is monitoring required, do you need a generator to supplement your system, etc.

Essential Network Services has the expertise necessary to assist you in your backup power plan. We provide the turnkey backup power protection solutions that your business deserves, offering and installing UPS units up to 750kVA, natural gas and diesel generators up to 880kW, PDU (Power Distribution Units), RDP (Rack Distribution Panels), ATS (Automatic Transfer Switches), etc.

Specialized Electric

Through strategic partnerships Essential Network Services, as a compliment to our Power Backup/Conditioning offerings, is capable of designing and installing what we refer to as “Specialized Electrical Services”.

These services revolve around our Customers critical power areas, Data Centers, NOC’s, Computer Rooms, MER’s and TC’s. We design and install electrical connectivity for UPS’s, Generators and critical circuits. Our partnerships are cultivated through years of hands on experience and through stringent requirements of Quality and Craftsmanship to compliment all of our many other well defined disciplines.

Access/Raised Flooring

Today more and more businesses are realizing the advantages of access flooring (i.e. raised flooring). Not only does it allow for more workspace flexibility and mobility, this type of flooring can save you money in the long run. Access flooring is aesthetically pleasing, can be designed for high capacity, allow easy access, provides interstitial space for heating, air conditioning, power, and communications, and are among the least costly of all distribution systems for making moves, adds, and/or changes.

Essential Network Services offers many high-quality flooring solutions such as wood core, steel, and concrete with a variety of panel coverings such as high pressure laminate, carpet, conductive vinyl composition, tile, and bare. Access floors are available in combustible, noncombustible, and composite panels and can be designed for standard height (i.e. 6” or more) or low profile (i.e. less than 6”), seismic, and other special conditions.

The latest trend in telephony is VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) which is a move from typical circuit switched networks to IP (Internet Protocol) packet-based networks. These VoIP systems utilize the existing Ethernet data network for calls between the office workstation and the MER (Main Equipment Room) where they are then routed through either the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) or the Internet. IP telephony is a major evolutionary leap for telecommunications, because it merges two different yet critical worlds and offers a whole new set of benefits to end users.

Essential Network Services is a Samsung B2B (Business to Business) Partner, which means we are a certified installer of Samsung’s standard and IP-enabled telephony products. We offer platforms for small, medium, and large businesses. We have technicians trained to install and set up your state of the art, feature rich, flexible, expandable voice communications platform that is sure to satisfy your company’s requirements now and for many decades to come.

If you’re able to protect an area by installing gates, locks, bars, alarm systems, dogs, etc. this may very well be the best solution, but if not a surveillance and/or access control system is the answer.

Video surveillance offers a unique solution for protecting customers, coworkers, and employees. No other form of electronic surveillance provides real-time monitoring of situations, both at the location, and remotely while at the same time providing indisputable documentation of an event.

From serving as a visual deterrent to crime, to helping customers feel more secure, to giving managers and security professionals the tools they need for dealing with shoplifting, liability, and possible employee theft problems, video surveillance offers the most practical and cost-effective solution available.

Essential Network Services can assist you in designing/installing a system to fit your needs from standard, to IP addressable, to pan-tilt-zoom, to wired or wireless cameras, DVRs (Digital Video Recorders), monitors, and software.

Essential Network Services employs technicians who have installed almost every type of cable infrastructure imaginable, thus we offer an experience base shared by few of our peers. While technologies such as RS232/422/485, thicknet, thinnet, twinax, ect. have come and gone with the standardization of structured cabling systems and the need for speed, we pride ourselves in employing the best trained, professional technicians, who are proud of their work and excited to complete your project.

Essential Network Services can design, project manage, install, and maintain standards based structured cabling systems consisting of category 3, 5e, and 6 and/or fiber optic cabling for both horizontal and backbone (inside and outside plant) systems. We are capable of handling all of your structured cabling needs no matter how large or small, whether your moving one workstation or relocating an entire campus.

No matter what the project, we thoroughly test each installed cable link to ensure it is standards compliant, with company owned test equipment. We provide copper testing, via Fluke Level III equipment. Tier 1 (i.e. Optical Loss Test Set) fiber testing is performed, via Fluke test equipment and tier 2 (i.e. Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) fiber testing is performed, via Nettest OTDR.

Why choose Essential Network Servers as a design service?

In short; to avoid costly mistakes, get the system your company needs and ultimately to save your company money. Our industry experience, and expertise, will assist you in achieving your mission of getting what you want for a fair price.

Having been exposed to a plethora of bad, or lack of, specifications and designs we know how very important it is to have a detailed specification and design for your project.  A good specification and design will virtually eliminate the unknowns for the installation contractor and will promote the contractor to bid only the labor, materials, equipment, etc. required to complete your project the way you intend.

In addition, the occurrence of change orders is reduced significantly, due to the fact both parties (you and your contractor/s) know exactly what is required in writing.  The level of detail provided, via a good design package, will promote an “apples to apples” comparison for you to utilize during the choosing of a contractor, thus keeping your project’s cost to a minimum. We feel that our experience gives us a perspective shared by few of our peers.

We employee multiple designers who are registered with BICSI (Building Industry Consulting Service International) as RCDDs (Registered Communications Distribution Designers) and who are fluid in AutoCAD computer aided drafting. Every RCDD professional has passed an extensive examination on telecommunications distribution design and thus is capable of designing your low voltage technology system/s per common codes, standards, and regulations (e.g. ANSI/TIA/EIA, ISO/IEC, NFPA, NEC, etc.). RCDD registration renewal is required every three years and requires continuing education credits, thus by utilizing an RCDD you are guaranteed to have a designer with knowledge of the latest “cutting edge” technology.

Planning

It’s crucial to meet with key personnel to discuss the current and future needs and requirements of your technology systems. Essential Network Services will examine details discussed during meetings, suggest additional meetings if needed, and generate budgetary project pricing.

We inform you of you options and provide the pros and cons of each. We believe you are better served to know all available options in order for you to make an informed decision designed to fit your company’s business model.

Drawings

In manufacturing, drawings are a requirement for part creation and your technology system is no exception. In order to have a system installed efficiently, good drawings are a must. Essential Network Services utilizes the latest releases of AutoCAD to create a complete Technology Drawing Set (i.e. “T-Series”) for your project. This drawing set may include Campus/Site Plans (T0 series), Building Layout by Floor (T1 series), Serving Zone Layouts (T2 series), Technology Spaces Layout (T3 series), Details (T4 series), and Schedules (T5 series).

RFP

RFP is an acronym for Request for Pricing. Even the best drawings aren’t enough to complete a design package. A complete design package must include an RFP. The RFP includes descriptive text outlining the project, facility information, contractual requirements, financial requirements, contractor responsibilities, contractor requirements, system and installation requirements, warranty expectations, and bid response format among others.

Essential Network Services will compose a detailed RFP for your project and along with the drawing package allow you to get a fair price for the services your desires require.