2nd Level Support Clause Samples
The 2nd Level Support clause defines the responsibilities and procedures for providing advanced technical assistance beyond initial customer support. Typically, this clause outlines how issues unresolved by first-level support are escalated to more specialized personnel, who possess deeper expertise or access to additional resources. For example, if a customer’s problem cannot be solved by basic troubleshooting, it is referred to the 2nd level team for further investigation and resolution. The core function of this clause is to ensure that complex or persistent issues are addressed efficiently, thereby improving service quality and customer satisfaction.
2nd Level Support. The 2nd Level support function associated with the SMC consists of specialized engineers responsible for higher level incidents. In general, when the SMC are unable to resolve an incident within the severity level allocated time frame the call/ticket is escalated to 2nd level support. 2nd level support engineers have full access to all networking elements, devices and configurations and are able to resolve almost any hardware and/or software related issues.
