Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

2778.0. "RFP help needed." by TROFS::WEBSTER (NIS, London, Canada) Tue Sep 19 1995 17:50

	(cross posted in Brouter and DECNIS notes files)

	I am responding to an LAN/WAN RFP from a long-time customer. This
	is a public Board of Education in Windsor. I need to put together
	a good response so they will continue to be our customer, or else
	we will loose all the network. They are about to throw away a DECNIS
	600, DEChub 90 and lots of other 900 hardware.

	The customer currently has a DECNIS 600 connecting 4 LAN segments
	to 1 WAN port. The LAN segments have PCs, lots of MACs, VAXes and 
	DECservers/MUXservers. There is also a Synoptics 3000, Cisco IGS
	and a few DECrepeater 900TMs (standalone) installed. Internet access
	is provided via a JANUS (sp?) firewall and BAYnet router. 

	The DECNIS WAN port is connected via leased line to DECbrouter 90T1
	installed in DEChub90 (with DR90Ts and DS90L+). The IGS connects
	via leased line to another IGS that has a Synoptics 3000 on the 
	remote LAN.

	The MUXserver connect via leased lines to DECmuxes. This is used
	for administration terminal and print services at the schools.

	Management is currently done on a IBM PS2 with 2 boot procedures;
	one for booting windows and HP OpenView to manage the IGSes, the
	DECbrouter, sees the DECNIS and uses Optivity to manage the 
	Synoptics 3000s. The other boot is for using DECrou to config and
	manage the DECNIS.

	The RFP states that they will be moving to a Frame Relay network
	provided by the local telco (Bell, which is also competing with
	us on the RFP....they did the IGS/Synoptics install a year before
	we did the DECNIS/DECbrouter/DEChub install). 42 sites will connected
	to the FR net via 128K lines, except for the board office, which will
	have a T1 link.

	They need to route IP, IPX and Appletalk (DECNIS problem) between LAN
	and WAN. They currently bridge, but would prefer to translate or
	enacapsulate LAT traffic to reduce network load.

	Each school location must support minimum 8 10BT and 8 terminal
	connections. 8 high schools must have dual ethernet routers 
	(DECbrouter and Routeabout problem) to segment the adminstration 
	LAN from the academic LAN.

	Router critera is - 	TCP/IP, IPX and Appletalk routing
				frame relay support
				hub connectivity
				dial-on-demand connectivity
				remote management with SNMP
				traffic management features
				2 serial interfaces
				flash memory

	Management critera is -	standard MIB support
				SQL database desirable
				GUI based
				Windows and MAC clients via Xterm
				multiple views or groupings of objects
				SNMP and SNMP2
				RMON desirable
				in-band and out-of-band support

	The RFP is favouring a Cisco solution. 

	Are there ways we can use the current DECNIS and DEChub hardware
	to our advantage? The DECNIS had been a thorn in our side because of
	the Appletalk and none GUI management. What if we replace the NIS
	with a RouteAbout 900????

	-Larry (DTN 624-4249)