Replace an End of Support Estate Without Stopping the Business
Most refresh projects fail on supply rather than on design. A phased programme only works if every phase arrives complete on the date the change window was booked.
Programme quantities allocated in one block so the price holds across every phase.
The Six Steps We Work Through
Estate Audit
Existing part numbers software trains and support status collected into one list so the real scope is visible before anything is priced
Target Standard
One access one distribution and one branch model selected and held for the life of the programme
Phasing Plan
Sites grouped into waves each with a hardware kit list and a booked change window
Kit Assembly
Switches optics rails and accessories packed per site rather than per part number
Staged Delivery
Consignments released against the wave calendar with tracking issued in advance
Decommission Support
Serial lists reconciled so retired assets can be written off cleanly
Models Commonly Supplied Under This Programme
C9300-24S-E
The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series switches are Cisco's lead stackable enterprise switching platform built for security, IoT, mobility, and cloud. They ar
C9300-24T-A
The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches are Cisco's lead stackable enterprise switching platform built for security, IoT, mobility, and cloud. C9300-2
C9300-24T-E
The Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches are Cisco's lead stackable enterprise switching platform built for security, IoT, mobility, and cloud. C9300-2
C9400-LC-48P
Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port POE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45). The published specification for C9400-LC-48P lists 48 number of ports. It is supplied new
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Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port POE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45). The published specification for C9400-LC-48P= lists 48 number of ports. The trailing equal
C9400-LC-48U
Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) C9400-LC-48U Features: l 48 ports nonblocking l 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) l Supported on
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Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series 48-Port UPOE 10/100/1000 (RJ-45) C9400-LC-48U= Features: l 48 ports nonblocking l 10/100/1000 module (RJ-45) l Supported on
C9400-SUP-1
Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Supervisor 1 Module. The published specification for C9400-SUP-1 lists a published per-slot switching capacity of 80 Gbps.
Sectors This Programme Serves
Enterprise Campus
Access, distribution and wireless supplied to one standard so every closet in every building behaves the same way.
Healthcare
Hardware supplied with the traceability and change discipline a clinical environment requires.
Manufacturing and Logistics
Connectivity for plant floors, warehouses and distribution sites built for continuous operation rather than office hours.
Project Cases Run This Way
Regional Bank Branch Refresh Across 140 Sites
The branch edge had reached end of software support and the estate had drifted into four different router models bought across eight years
Manufacturer Multi Site Network Standard
Each site had bought its own network hardware locally, so no two plants ran the same equipment and no spares could be shared
Guides Behind This Programme
Network Refresh Planning Checklist
Refresh programmes fail on supply far more often than on design. This is the sequence that keeps a phased rollout on its dates.
Access Switch Selection for Campus
Five decisions set the part number. Getting them in the right order prevents most of the changes that happen late in a project.
Network Refresh Programme Questions
What Is Included in the Network Refresh Programme Programme
The six steps on this page, from the initial audit or definition through to the records handed over at the end. Hardware supply is one part of it.
Do I Have to Buy All the Hardware Up Front
No, but allocating the full quantity early is usually what holds the price and the availability. Delivery still stages against your own calendar.
Can You Work With Our Existing Design
Yes. Most of this work starts from a bill of materials that already exists and is reviewed line by line for omissions before it is priced.
Who Holds the Support Entitlement
The end customer. Contracts are registered under the end user name so the entitlement sits with the organisation that owns the outage.
Start a Network Refresh Programme
Send the estate size, the sites involved and the dates you are working to. The first response is a scope, not a price list.