Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Kansas City Public Schools District is seeking to purchase new Ethernet Routing Switches. The district is looking to replace existing Avaya 5650, Nortel 8610 and Nortel 5520 end of life Ethernet Routing Switches at all District facilities. The District is requesting proposals on implementing new Ethernet Routing Switches with a distribution switch per campus and access switches in each MDF/IDF closet and lab cabinets. Distribution Switches: (per MDF) Enhanced table architecture delivering improved MAC, ARP, and IP Routing scalability sufficient to support the district’s user requirements, or equivalent. Support for IP Routing protocols and techniques including Static routes, RIP, OSPF, IS-IS, eBGP, BGP+, ECMP, DvR/VRRP, PIM-SM/SSM, and VRF, or equivalent. Additionally, support for Static routes, RIPng, OSPFv3, ECMP and VRRP for IPv6 deployments, or equivalent. Standards based Shortest Path Bridging technology or equivalent that supports L2 Virtual Service Networks (VSNs), Layer 3 Virtual Service Networks, Inter-VSN Routing, IP Shortcut Routing, IP Multicast routing without the need for legacy multicast protocols like PIM or DVMRP. Switch Clustering technology or equivalent that supports Triangle, Square & Mesh configurations, with both Layer 2 and Layer 3 functionality. Support for the IEEE 802.1aq and IETF 6329 defined Shortest Path Bridging (SPBm) protocol(s) natively or equivalent. Provide IP/IPVPN services within IEEE 802.1aq SPBm standards as described and defined in the IETF Draft-Unbehagen-SPB-IP-IPVPN RFC or equivalent. Provide the ability to create SPBm Layer 3 VPNs or Virtual Services Networks by binding Virtual Route Forwarders to SPBm ISIDs, without a forklift hardware upgrade, or equivalent. Support the creation and provisioning of Layer 2 Virtual Services Networks within the SPBm fabric switches for services segregation and isolation or equivalent.