Engineering and Consulting Experience
Total Systems Integration (TSI), Inc. has amassed over 250 years combined experience in building integrated learning and communications systems for K-12 and higher education environments, which led the State of Ohio to hire TSI as a consultant for school construction projects. "The OSFC is a twenty-five billion dollar program to build new schools throughout the state of Ohio. As the technology consultant to the OSFC, TSI set the technology standards the schools must follow. TSI literally wrote the book on school technology for the Ohio School Facility Commission. These technology standards provide information to school districts, architects and contractors concerning the standards for new construction under the OSFC program." -George Dallas, President of TSI, Inc.
In addition to its work with Ohio schools, TSI has earned an excellent reputation for applying specialized problem-solving skills to a diverse range of clients and industries. Our engineers and professional consultants help clients understand how to get the most out of technology investments by designing solutions that reduce operating costs while providing a sound framework for future growth.
The future of the industry is in both Wireless and IP Technologies. TSI has positioned itself with leading manufacturers in the industry to be on the leading edge of new technology. Our engineers are constantly being trained on new technology systems so that we can help lead the way into the future.
Why Hire a Technology Consultant?
Due to the rapidly changing technology landscape, choosing the right technology for your business or organization can be critical to its ongoing success. Hiring a technology consultant will save you time, money, frustration, and help you better plan your long-term technology investments. As your attorney is to legal issues and your accountant is to financial and tax matters, so your technology consultant is to technology investments. TSI can create a Master Plan for your organization's technology implementation that will provide a detailed, step-by-step process to reach your objectives.
Engineering and Consulting Qualifications
BICSI Registered Communications Distribution Designers (RCDD) -click to expand-
Individuals awarded with the RCDD designation have demonstrated their knowledge in the design, implementation and integration of information transport systems and related infrastructure.
The RCDD status conveys instant advantages over the competition:
A professional designation of excellence
A highly regarded status recognized and mandated by many private and state organizations
A noted mark of design knowledge valued internationally
An indication of experience and knowledge known throughout the ITS industry
BICSI RCDD/Outside Plant (OSP) Specialists -click to expand-
The OSP designation is available only to individuals who currently hold the RCDD designation and have a minimum of two years of OSP experience. Industry-wide, RCDDs are recognized as having advanced knowledge of telecommunications design. With that foundation, those achieving the OSP designation also have demonstrated outstanding OSP knowledge.
RCDD/OSP Specialty candidates are rigorously tested on their ability to understand and apply a vast collection of OSP technology and design information. Those who have earned the OSP designation have demonstrated through testing, their knowledge in OSP right-of-way and route design; OSP space design (maintenance holes, ducts, vaults); underground, direct-buried, and aerial plant design; OSP cabling hardware; and OSP grounding, bonding and electrical protection systems.
BICSI RCDD/ Network Transport Systems (NTS) Specialists -click to expand-
The NTS Specialty is available only to individuals who possess the RCDD designation and have a minimum of two years of NTS design experience. Industry-wide, RCDDs are recognized as having advanced knowledge of network design. With that foundation, those achieving the NTS Specialty designation have demonstrated outstanding network design qualities.
RCDD/NTS Specialty candidates are rigorously tested on their ability to understand and apply a vast collection of information assembled from many sources that are continually changing and developing. In order to acquire the RCDD/NTS Specialty designation, candidates demonstrate through testing that they:
Have a thorough, vendor-neutral understanding of both networking and cabling technologies and are able to successfully integrate the components of these two industries to maximize or optimize performance.
Have the knowledge needed to properly evaluate existing, as well as proposed designs for premises and campus networking.
Can discuss both cabling and networking issues with network users, administrators, consultants, architects and electrical engineers.
Can make recommendations based on current and future network requirements.
Are able to produce incremental "phase-in" upgrade designs to accommodate increases in network traffic.
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Certified Network Engineers
Technology Master Planners
Fiber Specialists
Wireless Engineers
Videoconferencing Engineers
Structured Cabling Designers
VoIP Phone System Experts
Green Building Designers
Security and Access Control Engineers
Broadband and CATV Engineers
Multimedia and AV System Engineers
BICSI Credentialed Installation Experts
TSI's Engineering and Consulting Services Include
Cabling Systems -click to expand-
TSI has extensive experience with structured cabling projects, with a customer base spanning K-12 and higher education, municipalities, medical facilities, corporations, industries, local and state governments. Past and current projects vary in size from small to large, encompassing single-mode and multi-mode fiber, CAT5E, CAT6, multi-pair voice, and virtually all structured cabling technologies. From premise to outside plant cabling, aerial to underground duct work, TSI's knowledgeable staff can provide you with the knowledge to truly "tie it all together".
Fiber-Optic Backbones
LAN and Wireless LAN Design
Wireless Mesh and Location Tracking
Detailed Network Documentation and Project Supervision
Converged Network Infrastructure -click to expand-
Converged Networking integrates voice, data and video services over wired or wireless infrastructure, facilitating improvements in network security, reliability, application performance and network operations. Converged networks optimize the total cost of ownership of the network infrastructure and maximize its potential for new value delivery. A converged, building-wide, campus-wide or citywide network infrastructure is far superior to traditional, independent, legacy networks and utilities.
Key elements of a Converged Network are 1) Multimedia Communications and IP Telephony, 2) Mobility, 3) Converged Network Infrastructure, 4) Centralized Data Center and Storage Area Networking, and 5) Security. TSI engineers have expert knowledge of each of these independent disciplines, and we are an industry leader in the design and deployment of converged networks.
Building Automation
Commissioning of Technology Systems
Wireless Surveys -click to expand-
TSI can conduct a Wireless Survey of your facilities and/or grounds to create a snapshot of the radio frequency (RF) conditions in a given environment, which eliminates the guesswork from the placement of wireless Access Points. A trained TSI engineer will be onsite with specific tools for an accurate determination of the RF conditions of the area(s) you have targeted for a wireless LAN and/or wireless phone system.
Phone Systems, including IP Telephony, Digital / Analog / Wireless Systems
Security Systems
Paging and Intercom Systems
Network Electronics
Audio / Video Solutions
Digital Media Retrieval Systems
Distance Learning / Video Conferencing Equipment
Network Audits -click to expand-
Networks can "evolve" and grow into hard-to-manage corporate resources, which can become inefficient, and unreliable solutions. Without proper documentation, troubleshooting can be an exercise in futility. A Network Audit will give you the tools you need to define exactly what you have in your network today. This allows for future planning, scaling opportunities, and becomes a powerful training tool for your team. A Network Audit often uncovers issues that have become "tolerated" challenges or may have been overlooked.
Master Plan -click to expand-
TSI can create a Master Plan for your organization's technology implementation that will provide a detailed, step-by-step process to reach your objectives. With the ever-increasing dependence on technology, it is imperative that you define your current scenario, define your goals and time lines, and outline a "road map" to a successful implementation.
Total Systems Integration (TSI), Inc. is an engineering and consulting firm specializing in the design and construction of voice, data and video communications networks and infrastructure. We strive to build the best system to fit your unique environment. TSI's designs exceed today's standards with the flexibility to help you prepare for tomorrow's requirements.
