Network Infrastructure
Secure, scalable connectivity across campuses, facilities and distributed locations, integrating wired, wireless, security, collaboration, WAN and monitoring technologies.
Capability domain 02 of 07
What the discipline covers
Modern facilities run their operations, security and building systems over shared networks. Evotec designs and implements those networks so that data, security and collaboration traffic are segmented, protected and monitored.
The scope covers campus LAN from core to access, corporate and special-environment wireless, network security, WAN and SD-WAN connectivity, IP telephony and collaboration, and network monitoring.
02.1Campus LAN networks
- Data campus LAN networks (core, distribution and access)
- Security campus LAN networks (core, distribution and access)
02.2Wireless
- On-premises and cloud wireless LAN controllers
- Indoor and outdoor wireless access points
- Special-environment wireless access points
- Corporate wireless networks
02.3Network security
- Data centre and perimeter firewall solutions
- Network access control solutions
- Network intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS)
- Network-service security
- Email security services
- Web security services
- Endpoint security applications
02.4WAN technologies
- Edge-routing and WAN-connectivity equipment
- Site-to-site VPN equipment
- SD-WAN systems
02.5Collaboration systems
- IP telephony and collaboration systems
- Meeting-room and conference equipment
02.6Network monitoring
- Network monitoring systems
Its role in an integrated project
Core and floor switching, the campus backbone, and wireless access points carry traffic between floors, rooms and the outside world. Connects users to central computing, carries a dedicated security LAN, and gives AV, IoT and building platforms a path to their controllers.
Seven systems in one building
Cabling, networks, computing, security, audio-visual, sensing and building systems share pathways, rooms, power and platforms. Coordinating them as one package is what keeps interfaces from becoming conflicts on site.
01Physical Infrastructure
Risers, cable pathways, structured cabling, racks and protected power run through every floor and terminate in the communications rooms.
Every other system depends on it: networks ride the cabling, computing sits in its racks, and security, AV and IoT end-points draw protected power from it.
02Network Infrastructure
Core and floor switching, the campus backbone, and wireless access points carry traffic between floors, rooms and the outside world.
Connects users to central computing, carries a dedicated security LAN, and gives AV, IoT and building platforms a path to their controllers.
03Servers & Central Computing
Servers, storage and virtualisation sit in the protected computer room at plant level, alongside backup and recovery platforms.
Hosts the management platforms other disciplines rely on, from video management to building management and content control.
04Physical Security & Safety Systems
Fire detection, video surveillance, access control readers and entry control are placed at entrances, circulation routes, the perimeter and critical rooms.
Runs over the security network, records to central platforms, and shares public address and control-room displays with audio-visual systems.
05Audio-Visual Systems
Meeting-room AV, the atrium display, digital signage, background music and public address serve people moving through and working in the building.
Uses the network for IPTV, signage and collaboration, and supports security operations with paging and control-room displays.
06IoT & IIoT Systems
Environmental, occupancy and equipment sensors on each floor and the roof report into building and edge platforms.
Feeds data to building management and central platforms over the network, and can raise events into security and operations workflows.
07Specialised Systems
Building management, control panels and specialised plant systems sit at plant level and in the control room.
Brings readings from sensors, power and mechanical systems together, hosted on central computing and reached over the network.
How it connects to the other disciplines
Delivery considerations
Each discipline follows the same stage-gated lifecycle. These are the points that typically need attention for this one.
- Segmentation between data, security and building-system networks agreed with the client and consultant.
- Cybersecurity and interoperability reviewed as part of product selection.
- Coverage and capacity planning for wireless in special or outdoor environments.
Where it applies
- Enterprise & Commercial Facilities
- Government & Public Infrastructure
- Stadiums & Major Venues
- Cities & Connected Infrastructure
- Industrial Cities & Industrial Facilities
- Data Centres & Critical Technology Infrastructure
Application areas, not completed projects
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