RE: [802SEC] 802 Plenary network expenditures
I will second the motion !!!
Thanx, Buzz
Dr. Everett O. (Buzz) Rigsbee
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Quackenbush [mailto:billq@attglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 9:49 PM
To: IEEE 802 SEC; Paul Nikolich
Subject: Re: [802SEC] 802 Plenary network expenditures
Would someone like to second this motion?
Thanks,
wlq
Bill Quackenbush wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Given the 30% increase in Plenary session attendance from 11/02 to 3/03
> and even greater projected attendance at the 7/03 and 11/03 Plenary
> sessions, the $25k/Pleanry session budget networking does not appear to
> be enough. Given the load and dependence a number of the WGs are
> placing on the Plenary session network, I believe that we need more
> bandwidth to the outside world and we need full-time professional
> network management.
>
> We had a single T1 to the outside world at DFW which was clearly not
> enough and for which we likely set a world record for sustained load.
> We are working on 4xT1 for SF with a cost of something like $8k.
>
> We are also talking with I.D.E.A.L. Technologies about a contract to
> configure, operate and manage the network on a full-time basis.
>
> To that end I make the following motion.
>
> That the budget for the network at a LMSC Plenary session be increased
> from $25k to $30k with a maximum expenditure of $33k/session and that
> the LMSC is authorized to enter into a multi-session contract contract
> for the configuration, operation and management of said network subject
> to the above budget and expenditure limits.
>
> Thanks,
>
> wlq