Specifications include, but are not limited to: This project consists of a technology refresh and upgrade of the wired access layer portion of our Data Communications Network. The division’s maintenance plan establishes optimal refresh/upgrade points during the service life of a product/system to ensure continued supportability throughout the lifecycle. These changes are in the form of component substitution, replacement, or re-design of the product. Executing this technology refresh plan is vital to ensuring the data communications system is technically capable, available, sustainable and cost effective. The goals of this project include the replacement of aging and obsolete equipment, the creation of a system with higher availability than the existing offering, simplification of Network management, and the provision of increased throughput and overall transmission.