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Approve and authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to sign a Multi-Party Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement with Harris Corporation and IPKeys Technologies LLC.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to sign a Multi-Party Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement with Harris Corporation and IPKeys Technologies LLC.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Information Technology Department (ITD) is charged with protecting the confidentiality of the County's network information. However, to effectively work with certain vendors, the County must release information of a confidential nature to plan and complete various projects.
The County of Monterey is in the process of transitioning to a new microwave solution. The County would like to have a thorough understanding of its current transport backhaul network. A backhaul network is a series of physical telecommunication links, inter-connecting multiple sites, comprised of fiber, wireless microwave, and/or copper. Backhaul networks are typically constructed with multiple redundant routes (primary, secondary, etc.) for data flow between sites. ITD has requested IPKeys Technologies LLC (IPKeys) to review its existing backhaul network and associated documentation. The goal is for IPKeys to document its findings to assist the County with evaluating the viability of its network for a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) solution and to help the County prepare/plan for the implementation of a new Microwave MPLS Transport Backhaul. MPLS is a technology and protocol for transmitting data between two or more sites using the backhaul network. This technology enables sites to communicate over multiple paths/links, instead of just single path/link, which increases the system's reliability and availability by reducing backhaul network failures.
Additionally, through its existing vendor agreement with the County, ...
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