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Becta objectives for priority 6. Agree standards and specificationsclearly defined conceptual architecture understood and accepted by stakeholdersEstablish procurement agreementsaggregate and recognise national demand, delivering improved VFM whilst retaining appropriate local choiceAdoption by
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1. Technical Policy and Standards Andy Gorton
Senior Architect: Institutional Networks
2. Becta objectives for priority 6 Agree standards and specifications
clearly defined conceptual architecture understood and accepted by stakeholders
Establish procurement agreements
aggregate and recognise national demand, delivering improved VFM whilst retaining appropriate local choice
Adoption by customers and provision of support mechanisms
3. Conceptual Architecture
4. Infrastructure process
5. Strategy and choice National Strategy
Joined up thinking
Minimum requirements
Procurement benefits
Accreditation
Regional strategy/choice
Local strategy/choice
7. Basic Principles and Prerequisites Reliability
Coherence
Affordability and Sustainability
Planning
Management and Support
8. Purpose of Functional Specification to be learner/educator centric
to describe the issues that should be considered when designing and building school networks
not technology specific
details the functions that infrastructure should provide
supported by technical documents, standards and specifications
9. Functional specification Using ICT to:
offer a wide range of choice and access
Learners shall have access to remote learning tools, a learning platform, curriculum resources via a hosting service, .......
Institutions should discuss with their LA/RBC decisions concerning choice and locations of access devices
support flexible working
Learners and educators shall be able to access appropriate curriculum resources and administration data from all computers in the institution and from all learning spaces within the institution
The institutions network services shall be available for use by authorised users at all times within locally/regionally agreed service hours, unless scheduled maintenance is taking place
10. Functional specification Using ICT to:
manage data and improve efficiency
The institution should implement a network that gives priority to data associated with particular learning activities
Data gathering between LA and the institution should be via an automated process
secure data and protect the user
All institutions and Local Authorities shall use a content and email filtering system and this should be managed by LAs/RBCs in discussions with relevant institutions. Filtering should be able to be refined at an institutional level
Institutions shall maintain ongoing documentation regarding their security requirements and should readdress this before extending or altering their network
11. Technical Specification Provides the technical details to provide the network required to meet the demands of the Functional Specification
The document is designed to apply equally to a primary school and a secondary educational institution.
The specification currently covers
Network Design
Application and Information Services
Security
And will cover
System hardware (Nov 2005)
12. Technical Specification : Network Design This section covers:
Wired networks
Wireless networking
Connecting multiple buildings
Network Types
Prioritising traffic
Flexible Access
13. Technical Specification: Services and Applications This section covers:
Office productivity, web based content and multimedia.
Learning Platforms
Communications
Access to content.
Collaborative learning tools
Minimising Administration
14. Technical Specification : Security This section covers:
ICT security policies and procedures
Physical ICT security
Data Security
Network security
Internet and Remote access security
15. Technical Specification : Network Technologies This section covers:
Functions and standards for individual network segments (edge, core, .)
Device requirements and specifications for each segment
16. Links and contacts http://www.becta.org.uk/techstandards
techstandards@becta.org.uk
andy.gorton@becta.org.uk
patrick.mainprize@becta.org.uk Local strategy manager
17. Questions ?