INTRODUCTION
We appreciate the questions we received for the RFP TO4-300-2014. Please find below the
questions and answers.
QUESTIONS
QUESTION 01:
Do you prefer a rack or tower server for line item 3. Assuming Rack.
Answer:
Yes, we prefer rack mountable.
QUESTION 02:
Dell part number 312-1446 is EOL but currently still available in small quantities. Is a
replacement for the E6320 acceptable?
Answer:
We prefer original part from Dell. However, if not available then 3rd party OEM parts compatible
with the specific Dell model will be acceptable.
QUESTION 03:
Regarding the Link Aggregator
1) What type of connects do you have from your ISP? Ethernet, T1, Fiber, etc....
2) What is the bandwidth they need to support?
3) What are you using for router now?
4) Do we need any other feature besides load balancing?
5) Do you have a part number we can reference?
Answer:
1. Our current setup uses two ISPs from Zambia with an aggregated bandwidth of 8Mbps,
but the number of ISP and the bandwidth requirement may increase over time.
2. We need to support up to 4 ISP and up to 20 Mbps aggregated bandwidth. The Ethernet
ports should support 10/100/1000Mbps.
3. Cisco router
4. Cellular WAN, DHCP, stateful firewall, DMZ, and port forwarding. A user-friendly webbased management interface for quick and easy configuration and system monitoring,
either locally or remotely over the Internet.
5. For reference only, see the specification/features supported by this device
https://www.mushroomnetworks.com/product/truffle . However, comparable device
supporting the same feature sets is acceptable.
QUESTION 04:
“In regards to the above mentioned RFQ – The Networking Equipment we would
appreciate if you could confirm how many wan connections will the router terminate and
which connection media types will the router terminate (Fiber, Base-TX etc.) ?”
Answer:
-Support for various configuration modes: static, PPPoE, DHCP, Passthrough.
-User configurable WAN interfaces with: “failover-only” or “aggregate” modes
LAN ports (10/100/1000 baseT, auto-sensed)
WAN ports (10/100/1000 baseT, auto-sensed)
2 RJ-45 Ethernet connector
4 RJ-45 Ethernet WAN ports
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