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TIF BOARD CONFIGURATION LIST/MINIMUI\1 SPECIFICATIONS The TIF Board requires that items purchased with TIFB funds for any project must meet certain minimum standards. The follo\ving items, \vith the folloyving descriptions, are suitable to be part of the TIFB-funded purchase package: CONNECTIVITY HARD\VARE Program A (or a branch library in Program B): Dial-uplISDN · Modems must at minimum have a 56 Kbps (kilobytes per second) data transfer rate. A standard phone line uses a modem to connect to the Internet. · !SDN/illSL (if available and library can commit to ongoing costs when the grant ends): An [SON line uses an NTI (tor a single PC) or an ISDN router (if connecting a LAN) to connect to the Internet. Program B (or a LAN in Program A): Direct · Wiring: Certified Category 5 (Cat-5) Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) cabling. All physical layer components must be installed in a manner that all warranties would be in effect. All wiring and components must be certified after installation to the Category 5 IOOMbps level by utilizing a Level II tester. Test results must be provided to the grantee in electronic or hardcopy format. All wiring must conform to EINTIA 568A wiring standards and to all applicable state and local codes. All TIFB-funded wiring installations must conform to EIA/TIA 606 standards for labeling and documentation. · Fiber Optic cable: All fiber installation must conform to EINTIA 568A wiring standards and all applicable state and local codes. All fiber must be installed and terminated by a trained and certified technician. All fiber must be tested with an OTDR tester and a hardcopy or electronic media results provided to the library. All TIFB-funded fiber installations must conform to EIAfTIA 606 standards for labeling and documentation. · CSUIDSU: A device to terminate a digital channel. It performs certain line coding, line-conditioning and equalization functions, and responds to loopback commands sent from the central office.. · Hub: The point on a network where a bunch of circuits are connected. Also; a switching node. * · Router: An interface between two networks that provide network management capabilities such as load balancing. partitioning of the network, use statistics, communication priority, and trouble shooting tools that allow nenvork managers to detect and correct problems even in a complex network of networks. * · Switch'. A mechanical, electrical or electronic device which opens or closes circuits, completes or breaks an electrical path. or selects paths or circuits.* · Fiber optic backbone: A fiber optic cable that is used to attach portions of the LAN that exceed the distance limitations of Category 5 copper cable. · T-l Line: a telephone line capable to moving data at 1.54 megabits per second. A T-l line, fractional T-Iline at T-I speed, or a connection at a higher speed is considered a direct connection for the purposes of this grant. Equipment Rack: An open structure typically made of steel or aluminum, onto which equipment is mounted. Wireless LAN: hardware that allows computers to be connected to an Ethernet LAN without cabling. It is more costly than cabling, so it is normally used where cabling would be impossible or too expensive. The current standard, IEEE 802.1 I, provides only 2Mbps; an II Mbps standard, now called 802.11 HS, may be adopted in 2000. Additional Equipment/Software/Services: · Printers must be network-ready laser printers with 600 dpi capability and 6 pages per minute, capable of letter, legal and plain-paper or transparency printing. · Scanners must be capable of scanning at least 300 dpi 24 bits. · Digital Camera · Digital projector · HTTP or Z3 9.5 0 catalog server software · Integrated Library System somvare upgrade when required to support an HTTP or 239.50 catalog . \'ewton. Harry. 0iewlOn's Telecom Dictionary, Telecom Books and Flatiron Publ ishing. Secaucus. New Jersey, 1998. 10