Leveraging E-Rate Funds for Common Core Testing and Beyond

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Leveraging E-Rate Funds for Common Core
Testing and Beyond
Presented by
– Dan Rivera [Aruba Networks]
– Chris Oskuie [Brocade]

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Aruba Networks
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
Founded in February of 2002
$730M in Revenue
2,000 Employees
Leader in Unified Access & NAC
40,000 Customers World-wide
NASDAQ: ARUN
Comprehensive list of Industry Partners
Ecosystem • Channel • Distribution

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Addressing the Needs of Digital Learning
SECURE & SIMPLE NETWORK ACCESS
Provide differentiated access to network & enable BYOD
INTELLIGENT APPLICATION HANDLING
Bring curriculum to life with interactive & multimedia apps
FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONS
Invest in architecture & management right for your schools
SIMPLE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Empower teachers in digital classrooms
CLASSROOM-GRADE WI-FI
Boost 1:1 learning on mobile devices

4. Background
Brocade
Today
•Founded in 1995
•Headquartered in
San Jose, CA
•$2.2+ Billion in
annual revenue
•Operating in 160
countries
•4,100+ employees
• Campus Wired
Ethernet Networking
• Data Center
Switching/SAN
• Service Provider
• Software Defined
Networking
• Network Function
Virtualization
Focus

5. Hundreds of K-12 Customers in US
E-rate Vendor for 17 years
Many National, State/Local Government Contracts
Dedicated Partner/Reseller Community
Classroom Floor/IDF Core/MDF
ICX 6450-C ICX 7450 ICX 7750

6. Confidential | Brocade | © 2014
Strategic Partnership
Engineering Co-Development
Brocade Network Subscription
Now with Aruba

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Leveraging E-Rate for Common Core and Beyond
• Preparation for Common Core Testing has
been on-going for a couple years now
• Without the assistance of Federal E-Rate
Funds
• The Networking Requirements Defined by
PARCC and Smarter Balanced are fairly
Generic
• Don’t take into account High Availability or
potential impact from outside events
• Don’t address preparing your Network for
21st Century Digital Learning
• Solution Paper Developed by Brocade and
Aruba to be Delivered post-webinar
• In FY15, a Much Larger Pool of E-Rate funds
are available for in-building Broadband
• Leverage those funds to build a network
that scales for years to come

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The Smart Classroom
21st Century Learning
• Learner-Centric
• Collaborative Environment
• Smart WiFi
• BYOD Ready
• Equitable Access
Aruba Access
Points
Video
Cameras
Interactive
Whiteboards
Range of Student
Devices

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Computer Lab/Testing Area
• High Concentration of
Wired Devices
• Wireless Overlay

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Large Common Area (Cafeteria, Gym, Auditorium, etc.)
• Another Potential Testing
Area
• Seamless Network
Experience is Expected
• Lots of Wireless Devices
• No Sticky Clients Very
Important
• In-Area Aggregation
Switch for AP Power and
Uplink

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Floor Aggregation Closet/IDF
• Aggregation Point for
Classroom Switches
• Network Connectivity for
Static Devices – Video
Surveillance, Badge
Readers

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School Site Core/MDF & Connection to District Office
• High Availability
• Redundancy to Floor
Switches
• Scalable Bandwidth to the
Floors
• Connection to WAN/
District Office

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School District Data Center
• Non-Instructional Facility
• Connections to School
Sites (Ring Topology or
Direct Connection)
• Centralized Connection to
ISP
• Backup Suggested
• Caching Servers
• Centralized Network
Management

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E-Rate Updates
 FCC Adopts Second E-Rate Modernization Order
 Increases Funding Cap to $3.9B (adding $1.5B)
 USAC Identifies Available Funds
 $1.575B Available for Roll-Over
 E-Rate Promotions
 802.11ac Classroom Wi-Fi for $3 Student
 New K-12 E-Rate Eligible Bundles
 Still Time to File
 21 – Days for Form 470s to Post
 49 – Days for Form 471 Application Window to Close

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IMPORTANT E-RATE LINKS
Aruba E-Rate Resources
http://www.arubanetworks.com/solutions/primary-education/e-rate/
Aruba Wi-Fi Promotion
http://page.arubanetworks.com/lockyour_rate.html
USAC E-Rate Modernization Resources
http://www.usac.org/sl/tools/modernization-order/default.aspx
FCC (E-Rate Specific) Website
http://www.fcc.gov/guides/universal-service-program-schools-and-libraries
E-Rate Modernization Order
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2014/db0723/FCC-14-99A1.pdf
Second Modernization Order
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-14-189A1.pdf
FY2015 ESL
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1556A1.pdf

16. THANK YOU
Dan Rivera & Chris Oskuie