Telecommunications Modernization Project

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TelecommunicationsModernization Project

• Mr. Kelly Edwards
• Telecommunications Modernization Project Manager
• 25 February 2002

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Telecommunications Modernization Project

• Objectives
• Project Management roles
• Results

Project Brief
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Telecommunications Modernization Project

• VA Strategic Plan Enabling Goal Objective E3
• Implement a One-VA Information Technology
  Framework that supports the integration of
  information across business lines and provides a
  source of consistent, reliable, accurate and
  secure information to veterans and their
  families, employees and stakeholders.

VA Planning Goals
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As Is Circuit BasedData Network Architecture
(andthis is the simplified drawing)
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• Improve network performance and reliability
• Move to a service-based VA network
• No significant interruption to VA operations
  during transition
• Hold or decrease operational costs

Project Objectives
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• A four-phased project to simplify and improve
  overall performance and fault tolerance of the
  wide area network
• Phase I - The FTS vendor assumes responsibility
  for the core network
• Phase II - The network is optimized based on
  defined service levels
• Phase III - The core network becomes
  service-based versus circuit-base
• Phase IV - The service-based network is extended
  as needed

Project Description
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Telecommunications Modernization Project

• VA
• Technical authority, certification, and
  verification
• Performance level specification and services
  definition
• Operations oversight and direction by exception
• Sprint
• Design, implementation and operation
• Infrastructure capitalization and technical
  refresh
• Contingency response (using VA directed
  priorities)

Project Responsibilities
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Telecommunications Modernization Project Schedule
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Prototype Managed NetworkServices Architecture
(Post Milestone I)
SPRINT Managed 6 Node Circuit Based ATM Backbone
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• Proposed Service Level Agreements (Core)
• Backbone protocol IP delivered to the WAN from
  VA major points of presence (POP)
• 100-millisecond maximum round trip delay
• .01 maximum packet error rate
• .9996 minimum availability (down 17 min/month)

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Optimized Managed NetworkServices Architecture
(Post Milestone II)
SPRINT Managed Circuit Based ATM Backbone
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Core Performance BasedData Network
Architecture
(Post Milestone IIIa)
ONE VA Performance Based Backbone
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Extended Performance BasedData Network
Architecture
(Post Milestone IIIb)
ONE VA Performance Based Backbone
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• Improved, measurable network performance

• Negligible cost impact
• Technical definition for data transport across
  the core network will be transferred from VA to
  Sprint
• VA will vote on matters of assured service

Project Summary