September 19, 2007
Connectivity Requirements List
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Must be Ethernet RFC compliant media
Must include sufficient bandwidth for G.711 codec with 15,000 endpoints
Must scale to include 200% of the purchased bandwidth between the vendor’s PoP and Penn State’s call management server clusters, thus allowing for fail-over between the clusters while preserving 100% of inbound and outbound delivery capabilities.
Must be distributed on diverse fiber paths to buildings where core servers and gateways are located
Should contain options for alternate node routing of inbound calls
Should enable the option of co-locating Penn State’s core servers and gateways in vendor premises
Service Requirements List
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Must accept E.164 outbound number delivery utilizing PSU station ID
Must provide CLID and Name on inbound calls, when available
Must provide 911 phase one compliance (ANI / ALI)
Must provide unlimited, non-metered, local calling within the State College MSA.
Should provide an unlimited CONUS calling package
Should provide Enhanced 911 (E911) service for registered subscribers
Should provide call detail containing PSU station ID information with date/time/duration information.
May contain translation of E.164 numbers to Penn State IP addresses, with ENUM or similar.