Common use of Communications and Networking Equipment Types Clause in Contracts

Communications and Networking Equipment Types. The following table is representative of the types of equipment and related software that the contractor shall be capable of providing for the Communications and Networking solution type. Table C-2. Communications and Networking Equipment Types Type Descriptions Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) PBXs Delivery of voice communications using packet-switching, usually on a server with a software application that provides PBX features common to circuit-switched units; complete system would include telephone instruments for voice, a gateway to connect to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), switches and routers to connect to a local packet network and to an external packet network such as the Internet Routers Enterprise-wide: 2 million Packets per Second (pps), supports Quality of Service (QoS) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), up to four Gigabits per Second (Gbps) Ethernet ports, range of physical layers including short (SX) and long (LX) wave optics Edge routing: embedded high-speed firewalls and 5 Gbps ports, at least Triple Digital Encryption Standard (3DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), supports 500,000 Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) routes and 20,000 IPv6 routes, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Firewalls A device to protect an enterprise network connected to an external network such as the Internet from damaging traffic such as viruses; operates at capacities that serve the range of small to large enterprises; may be standalone at the interface between the enterprise and external networks, or as part of a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Workgroup Switches Port speeds 10 Mbps to at least 1 Gbps, physical layers: Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), multimode (50µ), single mode (1310 nm and/or 1550 nm) Virtual LAN (VLAN) capability (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.1q), SNMP, supports Power over Ethernet (XxX), and IPv6 Backbone Switches Port speeds up to 10 Gbps, layer 3 switching support for IPv6 and MPLS; also support for SNMP, Remote Monitoring (RMON), and XxX, hardware firewall is a plus; Packet over SONET (POS) at rates to at least OC-3 and T1/E1 ports to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Telephone Station Instruments Equal to or better than the telephones commonly used in the commercial market place; compatible with time division multiplexing (TDM) PBXs and IP networks (VoIP PBX) Gateway Devices (VoIP PBXs) Connects a packet-switched PBX to either the Internet or the PSTN; checks as to whether a requested Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session is legitimate Gateway Devices (LAN to mainframe) These devices shall support Linux™ and Windows™ operating systems and the workgroup switches mentioned above Wireless Internet Protocol (IP) PBXs Basic functionality common in the industry; includes base stations (fixed transceivers) and wireless telephones for wireless access to users within a building; operates on unlicensed radio frequencies or licensed frequencies provided by the contractor; capable of providing full or partial coverage of the building premises; also includes wireless handsets that provide building and campus coverage, including roaming capability away from the building Synchronous Communications Servers Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP for interoperability with IEEE 802.3 equipment and TCP/IP hosts; file transfer using Xxxxxx, Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), authentication schemes such as Packet-level Procedure (PAP), Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), or Kerberos; supports SNMP Asynchronous IEEE 802.3 and TIA RS-232E compliant; full RS-232E functions configurable by the user, Type Descriptions Communications Servers provide virtual terminal services to a networked host as well as terminal emulation for existing terminal types (e.g., VT-100, IBM 327x), printer server, and modem pool functions Audio and Video Conferencing Equipment – general All audio/video equipment to interface with circuit-switched or packet (including IP) networks, dial-in and dial-out, auto setup: meet me (conduct session without schedule) and preset (scheduled conference using authorization code), password protected, host-controlled access, private side conference, verification of disconnects, music-on- hold, listen only (controllable by moderator), incorporate pre-recorded announcements, toll-quality voice, connections to PBXs, private lines, Central Office (CO) lines, or Virtual Private Networks (VPNs); conform to FTR 1080B-2002. Video Teleconferencing Rooms Typically holds up to 25 people, usually around a conference table; acoustically treated to reduce reverberation; usually two large flat screens for video; can control lighting for easy viewing; several cable and/or wireless connections distributed around the room/table to office LAN or direct connection to external network such as the Internet; adequate space behind screens for equipment and maintenance Roll-about Carts Provides mobile, self-contained video teleconferencing for use throughout a building, especially in conference rooms; large screen, at least 20 inches; video camera, microphones and speakers; several power outlets and cable and/or wireless connections to local network or directly to external network such as the Internet Desktop Videoconferencing Units Generally for one person at each end of the connection; can use PC with built-in or external camera, loudspeakers integrated with a PC or externally mounted; either internal or external microphone, or use of headset Video cameras Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality, such as built- in omni-directional microphone, direct connection to local or external network; may include Compact Disc (CD)/Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) storage for video/audio recording Microphones Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality Video recorders Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality, usually with DVD storage Electronic blackboards Capabilities of commercial products Video Surveillance Motion detection, pre and post-alarm monitoring, remote access, remote video monitoring, video display in full color, image authentication, archiving Microwave Systems Licensed and/or unlicensed frequencies, point-to-point connections or mesh applications; voice, data, and video, contractor to provide a backup plan and continuous monitoring Free-space Optical Systems Approximately two mile range; automatic or manual pointing; window or tripod mount; meets applicable regional and local standards, codes, and regulations; includes monitoring capability using SNMP Land Mobile Radio Systems (LMR) Portable and stationary units and all required hardware to communicate over predefined frequencies, use licensed frequencies that are available to the government in the area, or acquire licensed frequencies Satellite Earth Stations Provide voice, data, and video links to private networks or the PSTN, speeds up to but not limited to OC-3c, portable with auto-positioning, employ government and commercial satellite networks Type Descriptions Wireless LANs Rates up to at least 802.11g specifications with some or all of these security features: management station to authorize user equipment for operation on the wireless network, detect and deny service to unauthorized equipment, detect and prevent insertion attacks, protect on-air information using Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 encryption or stronger; centralized management capabilities: store descriptions of the wireless network equipment and configuration, monitor network operation such as what equipment is active and to what it is connected, include trouble shooting tools. Otherwise adhere to IEEE 802.11-2007 Network Operating Systems Will interoperate with widely-deployed operating systems such as JUNOS, Cisco IOS, BSD, and Novell Netware Legacy – Circuit Switched PBXs Feature set common to the industry such as voice mail with direct access to messages, caller Identification (ID), call waiting indication, conference and multi-party calling, and last Number Redial, may be expandable to VoIP Legacy – key systems Supports small office such as with 40 telephones with up to 30 lines (not with maximum telephone capacity), and support analog T1, T1 Direct Inward Dialing (DID), and SIP trunks to the PSTN; caller ID, call forwarding, conferencing Legacy – Other Other hardware and software including but not limited to: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches, hubs and concentrators, transceivers, repeaters and bridges, access servers, multiplexor, digital loop carrier (DLC) systems

Communications and Networking Equipment Types. The following table is representative of the types of equipment and related software that the contractor shall be capable of providing for the Communications and Networking solution type. Table C-2C‐2. Communications and Networking Equipment Types Type Descriptions Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) PBXs Delivery of voice communications using packet-switchingpacket‐switching, usually on a server with a software application that provides PBX features common to circuit-switched circuit‐switched units; complete system would include telephone instruments for voice, a gateway to connect to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), switches and routers to connect to a local packet network and to an external packet network such as the Internet Routers Enterprise-wideEnterprise‐wide: 2 million Packets per Second (pps), supports Quality of Service (QoS) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), up to four Gigabits per Second (Gbps) Ethernet ports, range of physical layers including short (SX) and long (LX) wave optics Edge routing: embedded high-speed high‐speed firewalls and 5 Gbps ports, at least Triple Digital Encryption Standard (3DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), supports 500,000 Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) routes and 20,000 IPv6 routes, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Firewalls A device to protect an enterprise network connected to an external network such as the Internet from damaging traffic such as viruses; operates at capacities that serve the range of small to large enterprises; may be standalone at the interface between the enterprise and external networks, or as part of a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Workgroup Switches Port speeds 10 Mbps to at least 1 Gbps, physical layers: Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), multimode (50µ), single mode (1310 nm and/or 1550 nm) Virtual LAN (VLAN) capability (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.1q), SNMP, supports Power over Ethernet (XxX), and IPv6 Backbone Switches Port speeds up to 10 Gbps, layer 3 switching support for IPv6 and MPLS; also support for SNMP, Remote Monitoring (RMON), and XxX, hardware firewall is a plus; Packet over SONET (POS) at rates to at least OC-3 OC‐3 and T1/E1 ports to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Telephone Station Instruments Equal to or better than the telephones commonly used in the commercial market place; compatible with time division multiplexing (TDM) PBXs and IP networks (VoIP PBX) Gateway Devices (VoIP PBXs) Connects a packet-switched packet‐switched PBX to either the Internet or the PSTN; checks as to whether a requested Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session is legitimate Gateway Devices (LAN to mainframe) These devices shall support Linux™ and Windows™ operating systems and the workgroup switches mentioned above Wireless Internet Protocol (IP) PBXs Basic functionality common in the industry; includes base stations (fixed transceivers) and wireless telephones for wireless access to users within a building; operates on unlicensed radio frequencies or licensed frequencies provided by the contractor; capable of providing full or partial coverage of the building premises; also includes wireless handsets that provide building and campus coverage, including roaming capability away from the building Synchronous Communications Servers Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP for interoperability with IEEE 802.3 equipment and TCP/IP hosts; file transfer using Xxxxxx, Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), and Point-to-Point Point‐to‐Point Protocol (PPP), authentication schemes such as Packet-level Packet‐level Procedure (PAP), Challenge-Handshake Challenge‐Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), Remote Authentication Dial-In Dial‐In User Service (RADIUS), or Kerberos; supports SNMP Asynchronous IEEE 802.3 and TIA RS-232E RS‐232E compliant; full RS-232E RS‐232E functions configurable by the user, Type Descriptions Communications Servers provide virtual terminal services to a networked host as well as terminal emulation for existing terminal types (e.g., VT-100VT‐100, IBM 327x), printer server, and modem pool functions Audio and Video Conferencing Equipment – general All audio/video equipment to interface with circuit-switched circuit‐switched or packet (including IP) networks, dial-in dial‐in and dial-outdial‐out, auto setup: meet me (conduct session without schedule) and preset (scheduled conference using authorization code), password protected, host-controlled host‐controlled access, private side conference, verification of disconnects, music-on- music‐on‐ hold, listen only (controllable by moderator), incorporate pre-recorded pre‐recorded announcements, toll-quality toll‐quality voice, connections to PBXs, private lines, Central Office (CO) lines, or Virtual Private Networks (VPNs); conform to FTR 1080B-20021080B‐2002. Video Teleconferencing Rooms Typically holds up to 25 people, usually around a conference table; acoustically treated to reduce reverberation; usually two large flat screens for video; can control lighting for easy viewing; several cable and/or wireless connections distributed around the room/table to office LAN or direct connection to external network such as the Internet; adequate space behind screens for equipment and maintenance Roll-about Roll‐about Carts Provides mobile, self-contained self‐contained video teleconferencing for use throughout a building, especially in conference rooms; large screen, at least 20 inches; video camera, microphones and speakers; several power outlets and cable and/or wireless connections to local network or directly to external network such as the Internet Desktop Videoconferencing Units Generally for one person at each end of the connection; can use PC with built-in built‐in or external camera, loudspeakers integrated with a PC or externally mounted; either internal or external microphone, or use of headset Video cameras Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality, such as built- built‐ in omni-directional omni‐directional microphone, direct connection to local or external network; may include Compact Disc (CD)/Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) storage for video/audio recording Microphones Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality Video recorders Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality, usually with DVD storage Electronic blackboards Capabilities of commercial products Video Surveillance Motion detection, pre and post-alarm post‐alarm monitoring, remote access, remote video monitoring, video display in full color, image authentication, archiving Microwave Systems Licensed and/or unlicensed frequencies, point-to-point point‐to‐point connections or mesh applications; voice, data, and video, contractor to provide a backup plan and continuous monitoring Free-space Free‐space Optical Systems Approximately two mile range; automatic or manual pointing; window or tripod mount; meets applicable regional and local standards, codes, and regulations; includes monitoring capability using SNMP Land Mobile Radio Systems (LMR) Portable and stationary units and all required hardware to communicate over predefined frequencies, use licensed frequencies that are available to the government in the area, or acquire licensed frequencies Satellite Earth Stations Provide voice, data, and video links to private networks or the PSTN, speeds up to but not limited to OC-3cOC‐3c, portable with auto-positioningauto‐positioning, employ government and commercial satellite networks Type Descriptions Wireless LANs Rates up to at least 802.11g specifications with some or all of these security features: management station to authorize user equipment for operation on the wireless network, detect and deny service to unauthorized equipment, detect and prevent insertion attacks, protect on-air on‐air information using Wi-Fi Wi‐Fi Protected Access 2 encryption or stronger; centralized management capabilities: store descriptions of the wireless network equipment and configuration, monitor network operation such as what equipment is active and to what it is connected, include trouble shooting tools. Otherwise adhere to IEEE 802.11-2007 802.11‐2007 Network Operating Systems Will interoperate with widely-deployed widely‐deployed operating systems such as JUNOS, Cisco IOS, BSD, and Novell Netware Legacy – Circuit Switched PBXs Feature set common to the industry such as voice mail with direct access to messages, caller Identification (ID), call waiting indication, conference and multi-party multi‐party calling, and last Number Redial, may be expandable to VoIP Legacy – key systems Supports small office such as with 40 telephones with up to 30 lines (not with maximum telephone capacity), and support analog T1, T1 Direct Inward Dialing (DID), and SIP trunks to the PSTN; caller ID, call forwarding, conferencing Legacy – Other Other hardware and software including but not limited to: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches, hubs and concentrators, transceivers, repeaters and bridges, access servers, multiplexor, digital loop carrier (DLC) systems

Communications and Networking Equipment Types. ‌ The following table is representative of the types of equipment and related software that the contractor shall be capable of providing for the Communications and Networking solution type. Table C-2. Communications and Networking Equipment Types Type Descriptions Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) PBXs Delivery of voice communications using packet-switching, usually on a server with a software application that provides PBX features common to circuit-switched units; complete system would include telephone instruments for voice, a gateway to connect to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), switches and routers to connect to a local packet network and to an external packet network such as the Internet Routers Enterprise-wide: 2 million Packets per Second (pps), supports Quality of Service (QoS) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), up to four Gigabits per Second (Gbps) Ethernet ports, range of physical layers including short (SX) and long (LX) wave optics Edge routing: embedded high-speed firewalls and 5 Gbps ports, at least Triple Digital Encryption Standard (3DES) and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), supports 500,000 Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) routes and 20,000 IPv6 routes, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Firewalls A device to protect an enterprise network connected to an external network such as the Internet from damaging traffic such as viruses; operates at capacities that serve the range of small to large enterprises; may be standalone at the interface between the enterprise and external networks, or as part of a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Workgroup Switches Port speeds 10 Mbps to at least 1 Gbps, physical layers: Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), multimode (50µ), single mode (1310 nm and/or 1550 nm) Virtual LAN (VLAN) capability (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 802.1q), SNMP, supports Power over Ethernet (XxX), and IPv6 Backbone Switches Port speeds up to 10 Gbps, layer 3 switching support for IPv6 and MPLS; also support for SNMP, Remote Monitoring (RMON), and XxX, hardware firewall is a plus; Packet over SONET (POS) at rates to at least OC-3 and T1/E1 ports to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) Telephone Station Instruments Equal to or better than the telephones commonly used in the commercial market place; compatible with time division multiplexing (TDM) PBXs and IP networks (VoIP PBX) Gateway Devices (VoIP PBXs) Connects a packet-switched PBX to either the Internet or the PSTN; checks as to whether a requested Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) session is legitimate Gateway Devices (LAN to mainframe) These devices shall support Linux™ and Windows™ operating systems and the workgroup switches mentioned above Wireless Internet Protocol (IP) PBXs Basic functionality common in the industry; includes base stations (fixed transceivers) and wireless telephones for wireless access to users within a building; operates on unlicensed radio frequencies or licensed frequencies provided by the contractor; capable of providing full or partial coverage of the building premises; also includes wireless handsets that provide building and campus coverage, including roaming capability away from the building Synchronous Communications Servers Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP for interoperability with IEEE 802.3 equipment and TCP/IP hosts; file transfer using Xxxxxx, Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP), and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), authentication schemes such as Packet-level Procedure (PAP), Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS), or Kerberos; supports SNMP Asynchronous IEEE 802.3 and TIA RS-232E compliant; full RS-232E functions configurable by the user, Type Descriptions Communications Servers provide virtual terminal services to a networked host as well as terminal emulation for existing terminal types (e.g., VT-100, IBM 327x), printer server, and modem pool functions Audio and Video Conferencing Equipment – general All audio/video equipment to interface with circuit-switched or packet (including IP) networks, dial-in and dial-out, auto setup: meet me (conduct session without schedule) and preset (scheduled conference using authorization code), password protected, host-controlled access, private side conference, verification of disconnects, music-on- hold, listen only (controllable by moderator), incorporate pre-recorded announcements, toll-quality voice, connections to PBXs, private lines, Central Office (CO) lines, or Virtual Private Networks (VPNs); conform to FTR 1080B-2002. Video Teleconferencing Rooms Typically holds up to 25 people, usually around a conference table; acoustically treated to reduce reverberation; usually two large flat screens for video; can control lighting for easy viewing; several cable and/or wireless connections distributed around the room/table to office LAN or direct connection to external network such as the Internet; adequate space behind screens for equipment and maintenance Roll-about Carts Provides mobile, self-contained video teleconferencing for use throughout a building, especially in conference rooms; large screen, at least 20 inches; video camera, microphones and speakers; several power outlets and cable and/or wireless connections to local network or directly to external network such as the Internet Desktop Videoconferencing Units Generally for one person at each end of the connection; can use PC with built-in or external camera, loudspeakers integrated with a PC or externally mounted; either internal or external microphone, or use of headset Video cameras Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality, such as built- in omni-directional microphone, direct connection to local or external network; may include Compact Disc (CD)/Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) storage for video/audio recording Microphones Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality Video recorders Capabilities of commercial products of amateur and professional quality, usually with DVD storage Electronic blackboards Capabilities of commercial products Video Surveillance Motion detection, pre and post-alarm monitoring, remote access, remote video monitoring, video display in full color, image authentication, archiving Microwave Systems Licensed and/or unlicensed frequencies, point-to-point connections or mesh applications; voice, data, and video, contractor to provide a backup plan and continuous monitoring Free-space Optical Systems Approximately two mile range; automatic or manual pointing; window or tripod mount; meets applicable regional and local standards, codes, and regulations; includes monitoring capability using SNMP Land Mobile Radio Systems (LMR) Portable and stationary units and all required hardware to communicate over predefined frequencies, use licensed frequencies that are available to the government in the area, or acquire licensed frequencies Satellite Earth Stations Provide voice, data, and video links to private networks or the PSTN, speeds up to but not limited to OC-3c, portable with auto-positioning, employ government and commercial satellite networks Type Descriptions Wireless LANs Rates up to at least 802.11g specifications with some or all of these security features: management station to authorize user equipment for operation on the wireless network, detect and deny service to unauthorized equipment, detect and prevent insertion attacks, protect on-air information using Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 encryption or stronger; centralized management capabilities: store descriptions of the wireless network equipment and configuration, monitor network operation such as what equipment is active and to what it is connected, include trouble shooting tools. Otherwise adhere to IEEE 802.11-2007 Network Operating Systems Will interoperate with widely-deployed operating systems such as JUNOS, Cisco IOS, BSD, and Novell Netware Legacy – Circuit Switched PBXs Feature set common to the industry such as voice mail with direct access to messages, caller Identification (ID), call waiting indication, conference and multi-party calling, and last Number Redial, may be expandable to VoIP Legacy – key systems Supports small office such as with 40 telephones with up to 30 lines (not with maximum telephone capacity), and support analog T1, T1 Direct Inward Dialing (DID), and SIP trunks to the PSTN; caller ID, call forwarding, conferencing Legacy – Other Other hardware and software including but not limited to: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switches, hubs and concentrators, transceivers, repeaters and bridges, access servers, multiplexor, digital loop carrier (DLC) systems