Fiber Optic Data Network Project Tuscaloosa County School System 2006

Project to Improve Data Communications and Internet Access  40,000% increase in average communications speed between the schools and BOE (avg: 256KBPS to 100MBPS)  650% increase in Internet speed (6MBPS to 45MBPS)  Dedicated data only service connection (Not shared with voice traffic).

Project Timeline Site Priority List Priority Code TCSS Site Construct ion Due by Date Bellsouth Fiber Const. Bellsouth Fiber Turn-Up Date BROOKWOOD ELEMENTARY18/248/319/7 BROOKWOOD HIGH SCHOOL18/248/319/7 HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL1N/A8/319/7 HILLCREST MIDDLE SCHOOL18/248/319/7 HOLT HIGH SCHOOL1N/A8/319/7 TUSCALOOSA CO BOARD OF ED18/248/319/7 COLLINS RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL29/89/159/29 MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL29/89/159/29 SPRAYBERRY REGIONAL ED. CENTER29/89/159/29 ECHOLS MIDDLE SCHOOL3N/A9/3010/15 FLATWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL39/229/3010/15 TUSCALOOSA CO BD TRANS. DEPT39/229/3010/15 TUSCALOOSA CO TECHNOLOGY/MAINTENANCE DEPTS39/229/3010/15

Project Timeline Site Priority List Priority Code TCSS Site Const Date Bellsouth Fiber Const. Bellsouth Fiber Turn-Up Date HUNTINGTON PLACE ELEM SCHOOL410/910/1610/23 NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL410/910/1610/23 NORTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL410/910/1610/23 TUSCALOOSA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL410/910/1610/23 WALKER ELEMENTARY410/910/1610/23 BROOKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL510/2310/3011/16 VANCE ELEMENTARY510/2310/3011/16 COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL611/811/1511/30 DAVIS EMERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL611/811/1511/30 MAXWELL ELEMENTARY611/811/1511/30 ENGLEWOOD ELEMENTARY711/2011/3012/14 TAYLORVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL711/2011/3012/14 BUHL ELEMENTARY812/1112/151/3 CRESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL812/1112/151/3 LLOYD WOOD MIDDLE812/1112/151/3 MYRTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY812/1112/151/3 WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL812/1112/151/3 FAUCETT-VESTAVIA ELEMENTARY912/201/151/30 HOLT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL912/201/151/30

Phase I What to expect  TCSS contractor will install entrance conduits for Bellsouth access of the fiber optic cable.  Equipment Racks will be installed where needed to house equipment.  Some schools will be retrofitted with new equipment locations and/or have extensions of new service routed to existing LAN equipment.

Example of Equipment Racks Wall Mount Rack Floor Mount Rack

Phase II What to expect  TCSS Maintenance department will upgrade electrical and grounding to new network equipment D-Marc points as necessary.  TCSS IT Dept. will install and terminate district supplied fiber optic cable to all schools that require D-Marc extensions.  TCSS IT Dept will install or upgrade existing LAN equipment and switches to handle fiber optic handoff from Bellsouth.

Example of D-Marc Extension Existing School LAN Equipment Room (Install Fiber cable between equipment rooms) New Location For Bellsouth Fiber Equipment Room

Phase III What to expect  Bellsouth contractor will trench or run aerial fiber optic cable to the school.  Bellsouth contractor will route fiber optic cable through the entrance conduits previously installed by TCSS contractor.  Bellsouth cable specialist will terminate fiber optic cable.  Bellsouth equipment engineers will install fiber control equipment and Cisco routers.

Phase IV  Bellsouth engineers and TCSS IT staff will work to configure equipment to route traffic across the fiber network.  Testing phase will run for 24-hours and switch over will take place following successful test of all equipment.  Removal of old WAN connection equipment and routers.  School will now be fully operational on the new Fiber Optic Wide Area Network.