Lucent Technologies were selected to supply and maintain the Juniper T640 IP router platform for SuperJANET5
The selection of routing equipment was a major part of the design process for SuperJANET5. The new Carrier Grade routers have to provide very high levels of reliability, coupled with an ability to support a large number of connections at or above 10 Gbit/s and remain in the vanguard of new protocol and service developments.
In 2003 JANET(UK) undertook a review of the Carrier Grade router market. This resulted in a Request for Information (RFI) being issued to allow JANET(UK) to look further at a selection of routers with a view to better understanding the technology in preparation for a procurement. Further information about the RFI process is available:
Following the programme of investigating the new Carrier Grade router technology a procurement for IP routers for SuperJANET5 was launched.
For reference purposes the procurement documents are available electronically below
Operational Requirement:
Pricing Spreadsheet:
Clarifications:
The steps and timetable for this procurement are as follows:
| Procurement Activity | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Issue Operational Requirement | 1st September 2005 | |
| Closing date for registration | 14th October 2005 | |
| Return of responses to the Operational Requirement | 12:00 BST 24th October 2005 | |
| Issue BAFO | 30th November 2005 | |
| Return of BAFO responses | 12:00 GMT 20th December 2005 | |
| Select preferred supplier | 13th January 2006 | |
| Contract placed with preferred supplier | By 3rd February 2006 | |
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Delivery of IP routers | By 31st May 2006 |
