UNSPSC 43222630: Multistation access units

In a Token Ring network, a device to attach multiple network stations in a star topology, internally wired to connect the stations into a logical ring. The MAU contains relays to short out nonoperating stations. Multiple MAUs can be connected into a larger ring through their Ring In/Ring Outconnectors.

UNSPSC 43222630 Multistation access units is a Commodity code covering network switching and access infrastructure that state and local governments procure to upgrade, replace, or expand data communications capabilities. Recent solicitations show state and local buyers using this code to source Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, HPE Aruba, and Extreme Networks switches, along with related optics, transceivers, cabling, installation labor, and technical support. The issuing bodies span school districts (Houston County Schools in Georgia, Bibb County Schools in Georgia, Grosse Pointe Public Schools in Michigan, HCISD in Texas), county governments (Seminole County in Florida, Jackson County in Georgia, Wake County in North Carolina), city agencies (Eugene in Oregon, Atlanta in Georgia, Philadelphia, Palo Alto, Long Beach, Royal Oak, Meriden), and state entities (Texas Department of Information Resources, California Department of Education), reflecting broad demand across K–12 education, public safety, transportation, and general government IT operations. Repeat buyers include Georgia school districts and Florida jurisdictions, which show sustained network modernization activity through E-Rate–funded and general-fund procurement cycles.

Recent opportunities underscore the mix of buying patterns: Jackson County, Georgia issued an RFP for Cisco switching and routing replacement with hardware assessment, staging, and professional services, proposals due July 2, 2026; City of Eugene, Oregon notified intent to procure Juniper Network Switches and support through NASPO cooperative purchasing (COOPQUOTE), vendor comments due July 9, 2026; City of Atlanta, Department of Aviation solicited labor and expertise for end-of-life network switch replacement at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, bids due August 3, 2026 (IFB); Wake County, North Carolina requested bids on Cisco equipment restricted to authorized Cisco Channel Partners, bids due July 10, 2026; and Broward County, Florida issued an ITB for adaptive traffic control and fiber optics systems including traffic controller assemblies and system control equipment, bids due March 9, 2026. E-Rate–funded school district activity dominates the recent flow, with multiple Georgia districts (Bibb County, Houston County, Gordon County, Fayette County, Savannah-Chatham, GCPS) and school systems in Washington, Michigan, and Texas issuing RFPs and RFQs for switch upgrades, wireless access points, and core network equipment replacement. Geographic concentration appears heaviest in Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, and the Pacific Northwest, with activity across most states where education and municipal infrastructure modernization budgets are active.