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For service providers, it’s important to have a reliable and healthy network. A failing network can affect services, leading to poor customer service and user experiences, and ultimately resulting in a loss of revenue. Therefore, it’s important to adopt a proactive approach to maintaining the health of your next-generation networks. Most service providers consider only bandwidth and latency issues in determining network health, and ignore the implications of security and loads on servers; heavy server loads can result in extended response times or reduced internet speeds, and increase the chances of intrusion from viruses. The following steps will keep your network in good health:
Steps
Use the Network Management Tool. A Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring tool delivers real-time monitoring for your entire network base. It finds active IP addresses and monitors every device on your network such as WAN links, servers, and applications.
Analyze Your Network Resources. Using a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring tool will help you:- Find the highest traffic links
- Identify protocol errors
- Provide a diagnosis of specific problems
- Describe your system’s configuration
Check the Security of Your System. Checking system security includes network configuration, communication, encryption, remote access, and privacy policies, among others.
Update Your Antivirus and Firewall.
Identify weak links. Weak links are easily identified by using a speed testing software:- Search for a Local Area Network (LAN) speed testing software and download
- Run the software and allow it to complete
- If your link speed is 100Mbps, then expect a transfer rate of around 11Mbps to make sure your network is healthy
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- Over 40% of operational down-times are caused by poor network designs or system capacity failures, which can be avoided with regular network health assessments. To ensure a smoothly running network for your organization, it is critical to conduct regular assessments that evaluate the performance and sustainability of your technology infrastructure.Thanks
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