019/2018E Network Core Replacement and Ongoing Equipment Supply, Support & Services - AWARD

The department supports about 3000 staff, 28000 students and has around 7500 managed laptop and desktop client devices. These are split across approximately 85% that use the wired network infrastructure and 15% that use wireless. The current network core is a Juniper EX8208 virtual chassis, with 3 x 8208 devices as member switches with a pair of XRE200 external routing engines acting as a collapsed core/distribution layer. The UWE network consists of approximately 700 switches over 6 sites. These access layer switc...