1. Oakland Network for Education (ONE) Network Upgrade
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What is ONE?
Oakland Network for Education (ONE) is a consortium of the 29 public school districts in Oakland County that was established in Physically, ONE consists of 34 node sites (29 districts and 4 technical campuses) which connect via 311 miles of fiber to two head-ends located in Waterford and Farmington.
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Current State (ONE.2)
An RFP was released in November of 2009 to seek proposals for upgrading the aged network electronics at the head-end and node sites. The primary goals are to lower maintenance costs, increase speed, offer more flexibility, and increase the ability to offer more shared services.
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Bid Requirements
Life expectancy of 10 years
10 Gbps speeds to the districts
Comprehensive training
Quick device failure replacement
Ease of network monitoring
Scalable / flexible devices
Redundancy
“Green” solution
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Selection Process
Received & rated bids (without pricing)
Received pricing
Chose interviewees (all four bidders were interviewed)
Interviews were held (focusing on 10Gbps solutions)
Committee met and discussed vendors/solutions
Follow-up Questions / Answers
Committee met and chose vendor/solution
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6. Chassis vs. Stackable Solutions
A chassis based switch has slots in which blades are inserted to add more functionality. These units share the same power supply and are typically upgraded by changing blades. A stackable switch is a fully functional standalone that can also be set up to operate in a stack which adds redundancy. These units are lower in cost and are typically upgraded by replacement.
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7. Committee Decision Assumptions
10 Gbps / 10 Gbps / 20 Gbps solution focus
Stackable solution for affordability
Maintain ONE consortium Capital reserve at 10% or greater
Select device that may act as local district core router as well
Select solution that may allow OS to support local network
Select solution with most redundancy (affordable)
Select solution that provides complete training
Select solution that has strong maintenance partner
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