DSF Technologies

Fixed-scope service

Network Design

Network Design is a written design for a new network or an upgrade, based on how your business works, your budget and what you need next. You receive a design your IT team or provider can build from.

What the Design Covers

We start from your requirements, the existing environment and the constraints that matter: sites, users, applications, suppliers and budget. The design stays inside the agreed scope.

  • How the network should be structured, including switching, routing and segmentation
  • Internet connectivity, firewall placement and remote access
  • Wi-Fi where it is part of the agreed scope
  • Resilience, and what happens if a key link or device fails
  • What is reused, what is replaced, and why
  • Assumptions, dependencies and anything still to be confirmed

Hourly assessment

£125 per hour

The hours are agreed before work starts.

What You Receive

You receive a written network design for the scope agreed in advance. It is written for you, your IT team or your existing provider.

  • A plain-English description of the design and how it supports the way the business works.
  • The main components, how they connect, and the role of each one.
  • Security and segmentation choices, including what is separated and what is shared.
  • Risks, assumptions and decisions that still need your confirmation.
  • A practical order of work, so implementation can be planned without losing the intent of the design.

The design is a document. Installation, configuration and project delivery are separate. The hours are agreed before the work starts.