Custom Consulting Services

M5 provides a full range of custom network consulting and contracting services, including the following:

Architecture/Design Services

• VPN Evaluation and Design for Dial and Office-to-Office Connectivity via the Internet
• WAN Backbone Design (Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, SONET)
• LAN Backbone Design (High-speed Routing, Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switching)
• Internet Access Design (ISP Services, Firewalls/Proxies)
• IP Infrastructure Design (Addressing, DNS/DHCP, IP-based Mainframe Access)
• Architecture Validation and Cost Assessment

Project Management and Implementation Services

• VPN, Firewall, and Internet Access Implementations
• Shared LAN to Switched LAN Migrations
• Leased Line to Frame Relay Migrations
• Routing Protocol Migrations (RIP and IGRP to EIGRP and OSPF)
• IP Infrastructure Implementations
• Office and/or Business Unit Re-locations