Specifications include, but are not limited to: Switches will be tested and deemed equivalent by meeting the following specifications, including but not limited to: 1. Support provisioning and monitoring in Cisco Catalyst Center. 2. Support of ANY model of Cisco IP phone used on School Board’s network. 3. MultiGigabit support at speeds of 1, 2.5, 5 and 10Gbps for ANY model of access point used on School Board’s network. 4. Uplink interfaces on MultiGigabit switch must support 25Gbps and be backwards compatible with 10Gbps. 5. Uplink interfaces on Gigabit switch must support 10Gbps. 6. Perform multicast for support of music-on-hold and streaming video. 7. Allow for client machine to PXE boot and image successfully and quickly. 8. Support of NetFlow or equivalent protocol (if it is a Layer 3 switch). 9. Support of root bridge designation (if it is a Layer 3 switch). 10. Full DHCP server functionality (if it is a Layer 3 switch). 11. Support of CDP or equivalent protocol to provide visibility. 12. Support post-security, BPDU guard and sticky-mac addresses. 13. Support TACACS+ authentication. 14. Support SNMP (all versions). 15. Have a CLI for configurations, which must be made at the interface level in which interfaces can be configured as access or trunk mode. Switches with web interfaces are unacceptable. 16. Have a CONSOLE port to all direct connection to the CLI with a default Baud rate/Data Bits/Parity/Stop Bits equal to 9600/8/None/1. 17. Support SSH Version 2 for remote access. 18. Support wired Dot1x authentication with Identity Services Engine (ISE) as the authentication server 19. Provide at least Type 4 PoE++ (802.3bt standard) on all interfaces simultaneously. 20. Provide at least UPoE+ 90W on all interfaces simultaneously (if it is a MultiGigabit switch). 21. Configurations must be able to be pulled and pushed to/from the switch using a template. 22. Fully inter-operable with new and existing network switching infrastructure. 23. Firmware and configuration uploads and downloads must support SCP, FTP, and TFTP at the CLI. 24. Support QoS (Quality-of-Service). 25. Mounting wings on all 1RU switches will support rear-mount installations in standard 3” two-post rack that will properly integrate with existing cable management and patch panel ports to enable easy connect/disconnect of Category 6 patch cables to/from the switch. 26. All stackable 1RU edge switches will support addition/removal/replacement of any switch in the stack without restarting/rebooting of entire switch stack (bidder must submit a second switch for review to test stacking capabilities). 27. All stackable 1RU edge switches must have the capability to easily identify the switch assignment in the stack without having to CONSOLE/SSH into said stack (bidder must submit a second switch for review to test stacking capabilities). Wireless access points will be tested and deemed equivalent by meeting the following specifications, including but not limited to: 1. Support 802.11ax (Wi-Fi6E certified including the 6-GHz frequency band). 2. Support all existing authentication methods currently used for all production SSIDs on the School Board’s network 3. Fully functional, provision ready, and manageable with the following systems: a. Cisco Catalyst Center. b. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) c. Cisco 5520 series and 9800 series wireless LAN controllers.