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Centralized Wireless Solution

Centralized Wireless Solution. to Provide High-Speed Wireless Connectivity for All Campuses. Description.

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Centralized Wireless Solution

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  1. Centralized Wireless Solution to Provide High-Speed Wireless Connectivity for All Campuses

  2. Description • The centralized wirelessnetwork solution will provide blanket Internet coverage and NISD network access throughout all campuses, including classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, gymnasiums, and outdoor common areas (e.g., courtyard, bus loop) • Will supplement and enhance the finite, standard hard-wired Ethernet connectivity already available in the buildings • Will be centrally controlled for improved configuration management, security, redundancy, usage monitoring and reporting of 7,000+ Access Points

  3. Rationale • Students, teachers, and administrators need increased access to websites and web-based software, as evidenced by continuous requests from multiple campuses (Work Orders, Technology Proposals, Town Halls, etc.). • Wireless will support a wide variety of instructional and administrative applications (e.g., Riverdeep Math, UnitedStreaming, TexShare databases, Vocera communications, cafeteria POS, gradebook, PDAS, CMS) and devices (e.g., laptops, tablets, PDAs), all on one network.

  4. Rationale • New wireless network technologies are higher-speed, higher-capacity, and lower-maintenance compared to earlier wireless networks, and will support bandwidth-heavy, interactive, multimedia content. • Wireless is less expensive and provides more flexibility for instruction than adding additional wiring and cabling in the classrooms.

  5. Funding Considerations • $8,822,000 is available in the Bond 2004 Wide Area Network (WAN) Improvements line item. • The cost for all campuses, including the facilities wiring and cabling costs and e-Rate reimbursements, is $6,744,756 (worst case). • See attached pricing for details.

  6. Funding Considerations • The purpose of the Bond 2004 WAN Improvements line item, as stated in 2004, was to: • Purchase (rather than lease) District-wide data and communication lines, to continue to provide a high-speed network for voice, video and data services (proposed by Elert in 2001) • Support multimedia-rich learning environments (video on demand, audio, images, web documents, text, video conferencing) • Provide capability to continue implementation of new applications and information systems (e.g. Curriculum Management System, VoIP, food service system, Transfinder, Electronic Registration System, Integrated Security Management System, etc.)

  7. Funding Considerations • Now three years later, it is in the best interests of NISD to lease WAN lines rather than own them, due to: • the extremely high initial cost of purchase • maintenance issues related to a district-owned fiber optic network • ongoing changes in technology (architecture, speed, capacity, cost, etc.) • the competition among vendors to provide leased lines (fiber optic cabling) results in favorable pricing • e-Rate regulations allow reimbursement for leasing fiber only, not purchasing • Thus, the $8,822,000 is available and better utilized for a centralized wireless solution to provide high-speed wireless connectivity for all campuses.

  8. Timeline • Bids and quotes have already been approved through the Purchasing Department, as part of the e-Rate process. • Aruba (equipment manufacturer) • Layer3 (sales and installation) • See attached evaluation matrix • An installation schedule will be developed in collaboration with the Facilities Department (and their cabling contractor) and communicated to campuses. • All campuses can likely be completed in approximately 12 months from date of approval. • Note: Timeline and support is dependent upon the approval of an Improvement Package to hire one wireless engineer in the fall ORContracted Support Services

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