Network Engineering Sample Clauses
Network Engineering. Vendor agrees to provide network engineering to address operational and long-term planning issues.
Network Engineering. CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUESTED Vendor will provide network engineering expertise to address technical issues that arise during the deployment of the Broadband Backhaul Services and operation of the Vendor Network. Vendor will be responsible for performing network design; planning network expansion; documenting technical procedures; resolving problems escalated by the NOC; addressing architecture, implementation and performance issues; providing cost reduction recommendations; and performing continuous process improvement.
Network Engineering. MCI agrees to provide network engineering to address operational and long-term planning issues.
Network Engineering. 2.1. Vendor agrees to provide network engineering to address operational and long-term planning issues.
2.2. Vendor shall continue to improve the network design in order to reduce risks to AOL, improve robustness, and enhance the price/performance of the transmission system. AOL shall be permitted to establish a route of last resort on the network.
2.3. Vendor shall maintain the facilities, equipment and software used to provide the Services so that they operate in accordance with their specifications (e.g., applicable vendor support release information), including (a) maintaining equipment in good operating condition, (b) undertaking repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment, including at a minimum in accordance with the applicable equipment manufacturer's recommendations, and (c) performing software maintenance, including at a minimum in accordance with the applicable software documentation and software vendor's recommendations.
2.4. Vendor agrees not to restrict traffic to and from AOL unless requested to do so by AOL or required to do so by court order or applicable law. Before restricting traffic as permitted under this Section, Vendor shall provide AOL with reasonable prior written notice of the timing, duration, scope and reasons for such restriction.
2.5. Vendor shall manage the backbone and interconnection points with other Internet providers and customers to minimize loss and delay of AOL traffic. Such management shall include creation of new interconnection points as required.
2.6. Vendor shall provide the Services via POPs whose geographical distribution and location has been agreed with AOL in advance and which, at a minimum, are dispersed according to the geographical distribution of the population in each particular territory.
Network Engineering. Traffic Engineering will be migrated as set forth below. This shall include sizing of trunks for interconnection to the XXX, 000 services, operator services, SS7 and AIN and interconnection of hub-to-hub and hub-to-switch inter-city connectivity, data services, etc. For new cities (i.e., cities planned for implementation in 1999), Lucent will assume the responsibility within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date. For existing cities, Lucent will develop and present a schedule within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date, with assumption of these Services in the first city within seventy-five (75) days of the Exhibit A-4 to the Confidential - Winstar/Lucent Supply Agreement - A-4-2 - Execution Version Effective Date. If Lucent cannot meet this responsibility within the timeframes specified, it shall subcontract the responsibility to WinStar. In such case, the payment to WinStar for this responsibility shall be the amount set forth in Exhibit C-5, prorated monthly (i.e., WinStar will pay Lucent that amount for the Service and Lucent will pay WinStar that same amount as a subcontractor).
Network Engineering. (a) Supplier will provide Network design and engineering functions as required to meet Gap business requirements, including planning; design; implementation planning; implementation; capacity and configuration management; optimization; efficiency tuning; Third Party Vendor coordination; ordering inclusive of preparing all required Gap Documentation and installing circuits and Equipment; conducting site surveys; and performing upgrades for Equipment.
(b) Supplier will also provide engineering services as they relate to topology; performance; quality of service; projected traffic patterns; business process and drivers; administrative issues; and management process activities including Software as may be needed to perform the Services. * Certain information on this page has been omitted and filed separately with the Commission. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to the omitted portions.
(c) Supplier’s responsibilities to provide such Network engineering functions include the following:
(1) Monitoring and tuning the total Network within the scope of Service provided under the Agreement for efficiency and cost-effectiveness on an “end-to-end” basis; all bandwidth; developing, maintaining and adhering to configuration requirements; and coordinating with other Third Party Vendors. With respect to these requirements, Supplier is expected to work cooperatively with Third Party Vendors and Gap staff to facilitate effective communication and implementation of the services.
(2) Providing technical resources to support the development of a clear, concise, strategic direction for the Network within the scope of the Services.
(3) Providing Gap with Network engineering consultative services in response to authorized requests in support of business requirements.
(4) Providing engineering support in developing the design criteria and standards.
(5) Implementing and managing performance management and monitoring tools of adequate capacity and scale so that Network devices will be under management as appropriate. This monitoring will encompass those activities required to continuously evaluate the principal performance indicators of Network operation; verify Service Levels; identify actual and potential performance impacting issues; and to establish and report on trends.
(6) Tuning and managing the Network to meet business requirements and Service Levels. In the event that Supplier does not have the necessary technology or services to meet Gap’s requiremen...
Network Engineering. 2.1. Telefonica agrees to provide network engineering to address operational and long-term planning issues.
2.2. Telefonica shall continue to improve the network design in order to reduce risks to AOL, improve robustness, and enhance the price/performance of the transmission system. AOL shall be permitted to establish a route of last resort on the network.
2.3. Telefonica shall maintain the facilities, equipment and software used to provide the Services so that they operate in accordance with their specifications (e.g., applicable Telefonica support release information), including (a) maintaining equipment in good operating condition, (b) undertaking repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment, including at a minimum in accordance with the applicable equipment manufacturer's recommendations, and (c) performing software maintenance, including at a minimum in accordance with the applicable software documentation and software Telefonica's recommendations.
2.4. Telefonica agrees not to restrict traffic to and from AOL unless requested to do so by AOL or required to do so by court order or applicable law. Before restricting traffic as permitted under this Section, Telefonica shall provide AOL with reasonable prior written notice of the timing, duration, scope and reasons for such restriction.
2.5. Telefonica shall manage the backbone and interconnection points with other Internet providers and customers to minimize loss and delay of AOL traffic. Such management shall include creation of new interconnection points as required.
3. NETWORK SUPPORT ORGANIZATION Telefonica shall structure the provision of Services in a manner that shall enable Telefonica to rapidly build out its networks and deliver quality Services.
Network Engineering. TriZetto responsibilities with respect to network engineering shall include the following:
(i) Monitoring and managing network performance by utilizing network performance management and monitoring processes and tools.
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(ii) Monitoring the capacity and configuration of the network, including monitoring and tuning the network for efficiency; conducting network benchmarks and thresholds; load balancing network traffic; scaling the infrastructure (e.g., sizing data lines and equipment to provide necessary bandwidth) in response to then-existing or forecasted levels of demand; configuring requirements; coordinating with service and supply vendors; evaluating the principal performance indicators of network operation; verifying service levels; identifying bottlenecks; and establishing trends for decision making and planning. These measurements may take the form of overall throughput, percent utilization, error rates, or specific performance measurements such as packets per second.
(iii) Identifying, with Client' reasonable assistance, future loads on the network that could impact performance and developing forecasts of network growth and other changes in response to the projected business needs of Client.
(iv) Monitoring the utilization of circuits to determine appropriate sizing and port speed, given the topology of the network and Client' usage patterns.
(v) Maintaining reasonable levels of network circuit quality. TriZetto shall investigate reported problems with the responsible third party vendor and attempt to remedy any quality degradation in the circuit. However, if remedying the circuit problem would require the circuit to be taken out of service, TriZetto shall notify Client and schedule the work.
(vi) Monitoring and managing third party contracts for ordering, managing the upgrades of, and installing network circuits, software and equipment.
(vii) Network planning and design activities.
(viii) Maintaining network equipment inventories, circuit diagrams, location lists, and other network documentation and information.
(ix) Verifying restoration of availability following problems with network circuits or equipment.
(x) Managing the implementation of network modifications within a reasonable timeframe.
Network Engineering. IBM will provide Data Network Services engineering functions related to meeting Certegy's communications needs, including Data Network Services design, capacity and configuration management, Data Network Services optimization, efficiency tuning and vendor coordination. IBM will:
a) perform Data Network Services design activities, to include establishing Data Network Services design criteria and standards with Certegy;
a) manage the capacity and configuration of the Data Network Services;
b) maintain and provide to Certegy Data Network Services documentation and information as reasonably requested by Xxxxxxx;
c) evaluate and test Data Network Services equipment prior to installation;
d) configure and install Data Network Services equipment at the locations specified in Schedule I that will be attached to, and will communicate over, the Data Network;
e) develop acceptance procedures for changes to the Data Network Services; and
f) verify restoration of availability following problems with Data Network Services equipment.
Network Engineering. Vendor will provide network engineering expertise to address technical issues that arise during the deployment of the Broadband Backhaul Services and operation of the Vendor Network. Vendor will be responsible for performing network design; planning network expansion; documenting technical procedures; resolving problems escalated by the NOC; addressing architecture, implementation and performance issues; providing cost reduction recommendations; and performing continuous process improvement.