Network Equipment

The District shall replace network equipment on a 7-year refresh cycle.

Current Network Equipment Standards

Equipment Type	Manufacturer and Model
Core Switch	Arista 7050SX
Distribution Switch - Large Campus	Cisco Meraki MS425
Distribution Switch - Satellite Campus	Cisco Meraki MS250
Access Switch	Cisco Meraki MS225
Mini Access Switch - Classroom Lecterns	Cisco Meraki MS120
Wireless Access Point - Indoor	Cisco Meraki MR46
Wireless Access Point - Outdoor	Cisco Meraki MR86
Network Firewall - Large Campus	Fortinet FortiGate 1500D
SD-WAN Appliance - Satellite Campus	Cisco Meraki MX84

Data Center Equipment

The District has implemented a Cloud First initiative.  As a result, all server and storage services are migrating to Amazon Web Services (AWS).  This eliminates the need for a refresh cycle.

Unified Communication

The District shall replace telephone handsets on an 8-year refresh cycle.

The District has implemented a Cloud First initiative.  An RFP is currently in progress to select a Unified Communication as a Service (UCasS) vendor for cloud-hosted telephony services.  This will replace the existing Nortel Phone System currently in use which is End of Life (EOL).

For any questions regarding these specifications please contact the ITS Help Desk by visiting https://helpdesk.pasadena.edu or by emailing by helpdesk@pasadena.edu.

Accreditation Standard - ACCJC Standard III. C.2

The institution continuously plans for, updates and replaces technology to ensure its technological infrastructure, quality and capacity are adequate to support its mission, operations, programs, and services.