Using object-oriented technology, NetSuite::Professional Design ($495) builds intelligent models of your organization's network devices and media. The package supports logical and physical representations of LANs, WANs, and MANs; allows real-time validation of designs from topology to transceivers, and connection and domain validation for major network protocols; and prepares work-order activity logs and bills of materials. You can easily query the design database or use it to prepare asset management and other reports. NetSuite::Library (per year, $295) contains over 50 vendor product families and over 2500 devices, adapters, and accessories.
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