To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with AT&T Corporation for Cisco Equipment
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Chief Information Officer, to execute a purchase order, with AT&T Corporation in an amount not to exceed $275,000 for the purchase of Cisco networking equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost for this purchase will be charged to user departments through the Department of Information Technology's bill process. (100% User Departments)
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Information Technology is currently engaged in the process of procuring and deploying Cisco networking equipment, for the support of Audio-Visual (AV) services, at the new County building located at 1026 Escobar, Martinez. The new Cisco equipment will provide the necessary infrastructure and capabilities for streaming, conferencing, and delivering multimedia content across the County network, for the various departments which will be located at this site.
The Cisco networking equipment is designed to scale effortlessly to support growing demands for AV services, and their high-performance switches and routers ensure sufficient throughput and bandwidth to accommodate high-definition video streams and large-scale deployments. The County leverages the following features provided by Cisco to ensure all service and conferencing requirements meet County standards:
1. Quality of Service (QoS): Cisco devices offer sophisticated QoS features that prioritize AV traffic to ensure consistent and reliable delivery. QoS mechanisms prioritize audio and video packets over less time-sensitive data to minimize latency and packet loss, thereby enhancing the overall AV experience.
2. Multicast Support: Cisco switches and routers support multicast routing protocols such as Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) to efficiently di...
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