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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 ACCESSProvide differentiated access to network & enable BYOD

INTELLIGENT APPLICATION HANDLINGBring curriculum to life with interactive & multimedia apps

FLEXIBLE SOLUTIONSInvest in architecture & management right for your schools

SIMPLE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Empower teachers in digital classrooms

CLASSROOM-GRADE WI-FIBoost 1:1 learning on mobile devices

Background

BrocadeToday

•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

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

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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

WhiteboardsRange 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

THANK YOU

Dan Rivera & Chris Oskuie