Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources.

This report seeks approval and authorisation to commission a capital scheme that enables the replacement of the existing Local Area Network (LAN) and Wi-Fi system. The current WiFi equipment is over ten years old and about five years beyond the industry standard expected working life. Some of the LAN equipment is approaching 20 years old.

The Cabinet is recommended to approve:-

(1) The replacement of the existing Aruba wifi solution with a completely new Cisco solution, this would tie in more with the strategic direction of the GM One network.

(2) The replacement of all local Area Network (LAN) equipment with new cisco switching infrastructure.

(3) That the council moves to an industry standard 5 year lifecycle management programme for this critical network infrastructure.

(4) The funding of the capital and revenue costs of the recommended options as set out in section 8 of the report.

Officer contact: Adrian Davies on 0161 474 5452 or email adrian.davies@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Resources (Councillor Jilly Julian) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing proposals to commission a capital scheme that would enable the replacement of the existing Local Area Network (LAN) and Wi-Fi system.

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to the replacement of the existing Aruba wifi solution with a completely new Cisco solution, this would tie in more with the strategic direction of the GM One network.

(2) That approval be given to the replacement of all local Area Network (LAN) equipment with new cisco switching infrastructure.

(3) That approval be given to the council moving to an industry standard 5 year lifecycle management programme for this critical network infrastructure.

(4) That approval be given to the funding of the capital and revenue costs of the recommended options as set out in section 8 of the report.

To consider a report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

The report seeks approval and authorisation to commission a capital scheme that enables the replacement of the existing Local Area Network (LAN) and WiFi system.

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to note and comment upon the report.

Officer contact: Adrian Davies on 0161 474 5452 or email adrian.davies@stockport.gov.uk

The Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) seeking approval and authorisation to commission a capital scheme that enabled the replacement of the existing Local Area Network (LAN) and WiFi system.

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.