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Medium and Large-Scale Network Monitoring Efforts Are Scaling Upwards

Summary: Network Operations Centers are bridging the gap between network security and scalability.

A Network Operations Center (NOC) plays a crucial role for any medium or large-scale network monitoring effort. Within the center, your staff will monitor and respond to any problems with the network. The NOC will also form a link between the detection of a network problem as well as implementing a solution – typically by sending a technician to the remote site.

Some companies are in a transitional phase of growth, meaning they are not open every 24/7. Additionally, their network is vast enough to have a NOC center constructed, but can’t justify the expense of staffing it outside of business hours. In this case, many companies will utilize after-hours notifications that email or call the technician in the case of a misnomer or other error that appears.

Within the NOC, control center consoles are outfitted to work alongside the central master console. This console essentially accepts inputs from thousands of remote devices that are in your network.

Alarm Remotes

Alarm remotes are special monitoring devices that are designed to collect alarms from contact closures and sensors, which will send the signal back to the NOC. Note that a single alarm remote can cover dozens of remote devices, depending on the alarms that they each put out. It’s important to remember as you develop and upgrade your NOC, it’s important that you avoid several common pitfalls that will negatively impact the overall performance of your center as well. This can be countered by opting for a integrator that can provide a custom-built center that’s perfect for any solution.