Network Architecture & Engineering

OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT & EMPOWER THE USER.

While these terms are often used interchangeably, they are quite different. Architecture refers to the network's overall design and layout, while engineering is the process of implementing a secure and reliable network. In other words, architecture is the plan, and engineering makes it all work.

Network Architecture and Engineering are critical components of the overall Cyber Solution but can often be approached as matters of secondary importance. At RPI, we know they are foundational to efficient, secure operation, scalability, and reliability, just as integral as walls, doors, and a roof. 

In the same way a building must have a secure and reliable foundation to be safe, a network must also be designed and appropriately architected to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

From the basics of where to place screening routers, firewalls, DMZ (service net), internal routers, switches, VPNs, and IDS/IPS devices in your network to more advanced topics such as the identification and authentication solution (PKI), host-based IDS/IPS, patches/update plan, backups, HVAC, power, communications links, and policies, procedures, and guidelines for the network, RPI Engineers are experts in all facets of Network Architecture and Engineering.   

Network architecture is the layout of a network. A network consists of transmission equipment, communication protocols, software, and infrastructure. Network architects ensure uninterrupted connectivity between the components.