Cisco network consulting

Cisco networks. Mapped, planned, documented.

Cisco network design, troubleshooting, modernization, and documentation across campus, data center, WAN, wireless, firewall, and segmentation environments.

Modernization

Plan the network change.

Review topology, code levels, hardware lifecycle, uplinks, failover behavior, routing, wireless dependencies, and migration sequencing before change windows begin.

Troubleshooting

Trace the fault across layers.

Useful when symptoms are intermittent, vendor handoffs are unclear, or every team can prove the problem is somewhere else.

Documentation

Leave a usable network record.

Produce a traffic-flow map, topology diagrams, VLAN and routing notes, configuration standards, cutover plans, and a known-risk register.

Cisco service areas

Campus to data center.

The work is scoped around business impact, existing constraints, operational ownership, and the validation needed before production traffic depends on the change.

Routing & Switching

Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switching, VLANs, trunks, STP, EtherChannel, vPC, OSPF, BGP, HSRP/VRRP, QoS, and Layer 2/Layer 3 design for campus and data center networks.

Campus Network Modernization

Access, distribution, and core refresh planning; closet cleanup; PoE readiness; wireless access dependencies; 802.1X/NAC readiness; and migration sequencing with rollback paths.

Nexus & Data Center Networking

Data center switching, vPC design, virtualization network dependencies, storage and backup traffic paths, east-west traffic, redundant fabrics, and cutover planning.

WAN, SD-WAN & Branch Connectivity

Cisco WAN edge, branch routing, SD-WAN planning, circuit migration, failover behavior, cloud/SaaS access patterns, and practical operational handoff.

Wireless & Access Networks

Cisco wireless design, controller/AP lifecycle, SSID design, roaming, guest access, secure access, and troubleshooting for user experience and facility coverage.

Segmentation & Firewall Path Review

VLAN/VRF segmentation, ACLs, firewall zones, VPN paths, NAT dependencies, policy cleanup, and traffic-flow documentation that reduces lateral movement and change risk.

Cisco + VMware crossover

Review the network and VMware together.

Oathgate understands both sides of the handoff: Cisco switching, routing, segmentation, and the VMware workloads and storage paths that depend on them.

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