Fiber Ring Service (FRS)

The Fiber Ring Service (FRS) is a CDT managed network service that is a component of the California Government Enterprise Network (CGEN). The FRS connects a Downtown Fiber Ring with both CDT Data Centers. CDT manages the network infrastructure supporting the FRS. This infrastructure includes optical transport and network equipment designed with diversity, fault tolerance and scalability. Access to the FRS is provided with redundant distribution routers and access equipment located at a Customer’s downtown facility. Customers are still responsible for their own local area network (LAN).

Fiber Ring Services Network Architecture

The FRS is not a service provided on the CALNET 2 Contract and requires customers to submit an exemption from CALNET. Interested customers can find information to request this service below under the Request tab including how to submit an exemption request. Also, the FRS is offered to CGEN customers as a secondary/redundant connection due to “Best Effort Emergency Maintenance”.

This offering is classified as a Current service.

Highlights

24 x 7 monitoring, service desk and operations center
Multi-protocol services, ethernet and fiber channel
1 + 1 core and distribution redundancy at the physical, logical and network layer
Internet access

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MPLS enabled
Point-to-point to Tenant Managed Services (TMS) and TMS Basic
Improved network security for departmental privacy

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Two geographically separated exit points
Multi-rate customer connections to 10GB
Supports single or completely redundant customer connectivity
IBv4 and IPv6 enabled

The FRS is located downtown Sacramento and between CDT data centers in Rancho Cordova and Vacaville. It connects various office buildings occupied by State agencies. See the Specifications tab for details.

MULTI-SERVICE OPTICAL RING

The FRS is a multi-service optical ring that is available to customers located in specific buildings in the downtown Sacramento area (listed below). It is a good option for customers requiring high-speed, high-availability connections between internal sites and/or external resources. The FRS operates as an MPLS-based virtual private network that enables secure communications through path isolation, encryption and traffic engineering.

BUILDINGS ON THE DOWNTOWN FIBER LOOP

Below is a list of those buildings located on the Downtown Fiber Loop:

State Capitol; 1 Capitol Mall
Jesse M Unruh Building; 915 Capitol Mall
Personnel Building; 801 Capitol Mall
Employment Development Building; 800 Capitol Mall
Natural Resources Building; 1416 9th Street
Office Building 8 (OB8); 714 P Street
Gregory Bateson Building; 1600 9th Street
Paul R Bonderson Building; 901 P Street
State Archives; 1227 O Street
Business, Transportation and Housing Building; 1120 N Street

SECONDARY/REDUNDANT CONNECTIONS TO CGEN

The CDT use criterion for the FRS as a secondary/redundant connection indicates that customers should maintain another separate connection capable of handling the full capacity of the customer’s traffic. Should a customer have only the FRS for its single/primary connectivity, the customer acknowledges repair to the FRS can take anywhere from 72 to 120 hours. CDT brings this to the customer’s attention because the maintenance for the downtown fiber is a “Best Effort Emergency Maintenance” agreement through the CALNET 2 Contract.

Security

The FRS infrastructure is located at State owned buildings and provides physical and electronic security to network equipment. Only CDT staff has administration permissions to the network equipment. Administrative access to the equipment is tracked and logged. CDT staff has been subject to Live Scan background checks. Traffic transported by the FRS can be physically separated, logically separated, and encrypted if needed.

For more information, see Security Services.

Maintenance Schedule

Maintenance is scheduled during standard CDT Preventive Maintenance windows that can be viewed at the link below.

Preventative Maintenance Schedule

Service Description	Service Identifier	Product Name	Unit of Measurement	Rate	Service Code	Notes
CGEN Connection Bandwidth Change Fiber Ring Service	Network - Other Services	Network Services	One-Time/Per Change	$350	N620
Fiber Ring 10 Mbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$855	N801
Fiber Ring 100 Mbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$1,380	N802
Fiber Ring 200 Mbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$1,605	N803
Fiber Ring 300 Mbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$1,830	N804
Fiber Ring 500 Mbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$2,165	N805
Fiber Ring 1 Gbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$2,545	N806
Fiber Ring 5 Gbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$3,855	N807
Fiber Ring 10 Gbps Connectivity	OTech Fiber Ring (Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$5,355	N808
Fiber Ring 10 Mbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$108	N811	(Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)
Fiber Ring 100 Mbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$378	N812	(Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)
Fiber Ring 200 Mbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$378	N813	(Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)
Fiber Ring 300 Mbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$378	N814	(Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)
Fiber Ring 500 Mbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$487	N815	(Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)
Fiber Ring 1 Gbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$487	N816	(Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)
Fiber Ring 5 Gbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$541	N817	(Also requires Fiber Ring Infrastructure)
Fiber Ring 10 Gbps Infrastructure	OTech Fiber Ring	Network Services	Monthly/Per Connection	$595	N818

Subscriptions to this service are available.

Submit a Case/Request for Cost and Evaluation.
Obtain an exemption via the CALNET exemption process.
Submit a Case/Request to implement FRS connectivity (must attach approved CALNET Exemption).
Customer contacts their Account Lead regarding any questions.

How do I request connectivity to the FRS?

The customer can open a Service Request to CDT to initiate a site survey and service availability assessment at their site.

What speeds does the FRS support?

The FRS can virtually support any Ethernet or Fiber-channel speed with current rates for 10 MB, 100 MB, 200 MB, 300 MB, 500 MB, 1 Gbps , 5 Gbps and 10 Gbps.

Can my network connection be internal to my department?

Yes, the FRS is an MPLS-based network that offers virtual private network (VPN’s) to provide path isolation,

Can I use the FRS to access Tenant Managed Service (TMS), Applicaton Hosting or CGEN locations?

Yes, the FRS will provide access to all CDT services.

Is the FRS redundant?

Yes, the FRS was built with redundancy in mind. The FRS offers physical redundancy for all network equipment including power, geographically separated exit points to reach the data centers, and 24×7 monitoring and performance validation.

Does the FRS offer encryption?

Yes, the FRS supports encryption from the customer location in the FRS to any destination.

What type of equipment is required to access the FRS?

The type of equipment required is dictated by the circuit speed and topology requested. The CDT Case/Request process will include this analysis and provide detailed information.