RFQ_194354_SPECS.docx

CITY OF PALO ALTO

OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION

SPECIFICATION NO. OE-12-03-3PH

DATE OF ISSUE: April 21, 2026

SPECIFICATIONS FOR

TRAFFIC SIGNAL NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS SWITCHES

I. SCOPE

II. STANDARDS

III. EDGE SWITCH

IV. CORE SWITCHES

V. FIBER TRANSCEIVERS

VI. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

VII. ELIGIBILITY OF BIDDER

Voltage Regulators March 10, 2025

I. SCOPE

i. These specifications cover unit characteristics and features of replacement edge switches, core switches, power supplies, and fiber transceivers which are essential components of the City’s traffic signal network communications system.

II. STANDARDS

ii. Each edge switch and core switch, and fiber transceivers must meet the strictest requirements of the latest edition of all NEMA & ANSI Standards and is independently certified by NEMA. Ensure such standards do not conflict with the requirements of these specifications. In case of conflict, the latter shall govern.

III. ETHERNET EDGE SWITCH

Ethernet switch with power supply, recommended for harsh environments, UL listed.

· 4 ports 1/10 Gbps SFP+

· 12 ports 10/100/1000 Mbps Base-TX w/ PoE

Meeting the following requirements:

1. General Requirements:

A. System Memory: 2GB DDR3 SDRAM B. Flash Storage: 1GB C. Minimum of 16k Media Access Control (MAC) addresses D. 12M bits Buffer Memory E. Port Mirroring F. MAC Based Port Trunking

i. Static Trunking

ii. IEEE 802.3ad LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol)

iii. Up to 3 groups of 4 ports per group G. Layer 3 Functionality:

iv. Static Routing

v. RIP v1/v2

vi. OSPF v2

vii. VRRP Routing Redundancy Protocol H. Switching method store-and-forward

i. Non-blocking full wire speed forwarding rate: 75.29 Mpps

1. 14,800pps for 10Mbps

2. 148,810pps for 100Mbps

3. 1,488,100pps for 1000Mbps

4. 14,881,000pps for 10Gbps

ii. Switching Fabric: 104Gbps

iii. Auto MDI/MDIX I. Port Configuration Specifications:

i. 1/10G SFP+ Module Ports

1. Compatible with Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP)and SFP+ modules

2. Operating temperatures are limited by the specifications of the SFP module used

3. Refer to manufacturer SFP Module list for standard SFP module configurations

4. Supported Modules:

a. 1000BASE SFP Fiber, Single and Duplex LC

b. 10GBASE SFP+ Fiber, Single and Duplex LC

c. 1000BASE SFP Ethernet (SFPGXT1AM)

d. 10GBASE SFP+ Ethernet

e. Up to two VDSL2 (100Mb) SFP Modules (SFPG8T03D and SFPG9T03D) supported up to 65ºC ambient temperature

ii. Console Port: 1 x RJ45

iii. Backup Configuration Port: 1 x USB Type A

iv. Digital Input (x2):

1. Wet Contact:

a. 0-3V for state 0

b. 13-30V for state 1

c. Max Input Current: 8mA

2. Dry Contact:

a. Logic Level 1 – Close to Ground

b. Logic Level 0 – Open J. Management: The Ethernet Switch shall provide the following management capabilities:

i. Front Panel LED indicators:

1. Per Unit: Power 1, Power 2, Alarm

2. Per Port: Link/Activity

ii. Web Browser Configuration Interface:

1. Hyper Text Transport Protocol (HTTP)

2. HTTPS (Secure HTTP) TLS 1.2

iii. Command Line Interface (CLI):

1. Console Port

2. Telnet

3. SSH

iv. Firmware Upgrade via TFTP, SFTP or Web GUI

v. Allow multiple simultaneous management sessions or automatically terminate existing session when a new session is requested

vi. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 1, 2c & 3 device status, diagnostic, and alarm monitoring and remote configuration

vii. Remote Monitoring (RMON) network monitoring

viii. Request for Comments (RFC)-1213-compliant Management Information Base (MIB) files

ix. Standard and device specific MIB2 files K. Environmental: The Ethernet Switch shall be designed to operate in the following environmental conditions:

i. -40ºC to 75ºC operating temperature range

ii. -40ºC to 85ºC storage temperature range

iii. 5% to 95% operating relative humidity (non-condensing)

iv. Operational cooling method: passive (no fans) L. Operating Power: The Ethernet Switch shall be designed to operate with the following power requirements:

i. Redundant Power inputs: 2x Terminal Block 52 VDC to 57 VDC

ii. Polarity Reversal Protection

iii. External Universal Power Supply Optional

1. 1. 100 - 240 VAC

2. 50 - 60 Hz

iv. 20W maximum power dissipation without PoE

v. Power over Ethernet Specifications

1. Modes

a. 802.3af/at Mode A: Pins 1/2(+), 3/6(-)

b. 802.3af/at Mode B: Pins 4/5(+), 7/8(-)

c. 802.3bt (90w): Mode A&B, Pins 1/2/4/5(+), 3/6/7/8(-)

2. Power Output

a. Ports 1-12: Up to 90W per port

b. Budget: 360W

3. Extended PoE and Watchdog with automatic recovery

a. Provides 25.4W of power at 250M at 10Mbps data rate.

b. Cycles PoE power when device does not respond to a specified number of pings.

M. Alarm Contacts:

i. 2x Relay output

ii. Current Capacity: 0.5A/48VDC N. LED Indicators:

i. Per Unit: Power 1, Power 2

ii. per Port: Link/Activity (Green)

iii. Per PoE Port: PoE Status (Orange) O. Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): The edge switch shall have a minimum MTBF measure of reliability of 1,000,000 hours.

2. Accessory Requirements:

A. Include power supply per specifications listed below in this packet B. One (1) RJ-45 Console Cable C. Quick Installation Guide D. Mounting Bracket with Screws

3. Documentation Requirements:

Provide complete set of operation and maintenance manuals in pdf format. Include the following:

A. Complete performance specifications (functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental) for the unit.

B. Complete installation procedures.

C. Complete operations and configuration procedures

4. Management Software:

Delivery and installation network management software for remote operation, maintenance & monitoring of edge and core switches. Software to be manufactured and provided by same company as Ethernet hardware.

5. Warranty:

The Ethernet switch products shall be guaranteed free of design and manufacturing defects by the original equipment manufacturer. Product shall have a LIMITED LIFETIME warranty.

6. Support:

· Complimentary firmware upgrades offered by equipment manufacture for life of product.

· Complimentary remote technical support offered by manufacturer for life of product.

EtherWAN EX78934X-CIN2 meets these requirements.

IV. ETHERNET CORE SWITCH

Layer 2/3 Ethernet core switch with power supply that is UL listed, rack mounted, recommended for harsh environments. Must be manufactured by same company that supplies edge switch and Fiber Transceivers.

· 12 ports 1/10 Gbps SFP+

· 8 ports 100/1000 Mbps Base SFP

1. General Requirements:

A. Minimum of 24K Media Access Control (MAC) addresses B. 32 Megabits Buffer Memory C. Port Mirroring D. ACL (Access Control List) with up to 4096 entries E. MAC Based Port Trunking F. Switching method store-and-forward

i. Non-blocking full wire speed forwarding rate

1. 148,810pps for 100 Mbps

2. 1,488,100pps for 1000 Mbps

3. 14,881,000pps for 10Gbps G. Protocols Supported. The Core Switch shall support the following protocols:

i. Link Aggregation

1. Static Trunk (4 groups, support MAC base)

2. IEEE802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol

ii. IEEE 802.3u 100 Megabit Ethernet

iii. IEEE 802.3z 1000 Megabit Ethernet/1000 BASE-SX/LX

iv. IEEE 802.3ae 10Gbit/s Ethernet over Fiber for LAN

v. IEEE 802.3an 10GBASE-T Ethernet over copper twisted pair cable

vi. IEEE 802.3x Flow Control

vii. IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) Tagging

viii. IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Algorithm

ix. IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Algorithm

x. IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP)

xi. IEEE 802.1ab Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)

xii. IP Multicast Filtering through Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP snooping v1, v2 & v3 per RFC 2236)

xiii. IEEE 802.1p Quality of Service (QOS):

1. Priority Queues: 8 queues per port

2. Traffic classification based on IEEE 802.1p CoS, DSCP,

3. WRR (Weighted round robin) and strict mode

4. Rate Limiting (Ingress/Egress)

xiv. IEEE 802.1x Security

1. Radius Server

2. Port-based Network Access Control (NAC)

xv. SNMP V1, V2, & V3

xvi. Layer 2 High Speed Redundancy Recovery < 15ms

xvii. IGMP Snooping V1, V2 & V3

xviii. NTP V1 / V2

xix. GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol)

xx. GMRP (GARP Multicast Registration Protocol)

xxi. Layer 3 IPv4 Support:

1. RIP V1/V2

2. OSPFv2

3. Static Routing (8K)

4. VRRP

xxii. Layer 3 IPv6 Support:

1. RIPng

2. OSPFv3

3. PIM6-DM

4. PIM6-SM

5. VRRPv3

H. Port Configuration Specifications:

i. 1000Base-X Fiber Optic Ports using SFP module

1. Compatible with hardened Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) module 1000 Mbps Fiber Optic Port Specification Table

Typical Distance* Nominal Wavelength Fiber Type

Budget

* Distance numbers are standard designations used by the Ethernet industry and should not be used as factors in fiber optic network design. Optical budgets are minimum guaranteed values that should be used for network design.

ii. 10G Fiber Optic Ports using SFP module

1. Compatible with hardened Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) modules in accordance with IEEE 802.3-2015

I. Management: The Ethernet Switch shall provide the following management capabilities:

i. Front Panel LED indicators for port status and activity on each port

ii. Hyper Text Transport Protocol (HTTP)/Web Browser device configuration interface

iii. Console RS232 Port Command Line Interface (CLI)

iv. USB Type A Port for saving configuration to a USB Storage Device

v. Telnet device configuration interface (CLI)

vi. Allow multiple simultaneous management sessions or automatically terminate existing session when a new session is requested

vii. Multi-level user account/password against unauthorized configuration

viii. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) version 1, 2 & 3 device status, diagnostic, and alarm monitoring and remote configuration

ix. Remote Monitoring (RMON) network monitoring

x. Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) remote firmware upgrades and configuration import/export

xi. Request for Comments (RFC)-1213-compliant Management Information Base (MIB) files

xii. Standard and device specific MIB2 files

J. Environmental: The Ethernet Switch shall be designed to operate without any active cooling in the following environmental conditions:

i. -40ºC to 75ºC operating temperature range

ii. -40ºC to 85ºC storage temperature range

iii. 5% to 95% operating relative humidity (non-condensing)

iv. Cooling Method: Passive (No Fans)

K. Operating Power: The Ethernet Switch shall be designed to operate with the following power requirements:

A. Redundant Power inputs: 2x 100-240VAC

2. Documentation Requirements:

Provide complete set of operation and maintenance manuals in pdf format. Include the following:

a. Complete performance specifications (functional, electrical, mechanical and environmental) for the unit.

b. Complete installation procedures.

c. Complete operations and configuration procedures

3. Management Software:

Delivery and installation network management software for remote operation, maintenance & monitoring of edge and core switches. Software to be manufactured and provided by same company as Ethernet hardware.

4. Warranty:

The Ethernet switch/router products shall be guaranteed free of design and manufacturing defects by the original equipment manufacturer. Product shall have a LIMITED LIFETIME warranty.

5. Support:

Complimentary firmware upgrades offered by equipment manufacture for life of product. Complimentary remote technical support offered by manufacture for life of product.

EtherWAN EG97023-CIN meets these requirements.

V. FIBER TRANSCEIVER

Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver for use within edge and core switches.

· SFP+ form factor

· Duplex LC connector44

· 10 Gbps speed rating

· Rated for operation between -40 degrees F to +185 degrees F

· DDM diagnostic tools

· Guaranteed compatibility with Edge and Core switches proposed

· Minimum 5 year warranty

EtherWAN SFPTIS10M-CIN meets these requirements.

VI. POWER SUPPLIES

Each ethernet edge switch shall include a compatible external universal hardened power supply unit with power over ethernet capabilities per the following:

1. General Requirements:

A. Optional DIN rail mounting B. Input voltage rang 100-240 VAC C. Nominal output voltage minimum of 48 VDC

i. Adjustable range to provide a minimum 52 VDC D. Nominal output current 5A E. 240W Output Power F. Power cable must be supplied with unit if not directly attached.

2. Alternative Optional Power Supply:

G. 400W Output Power compatible with the Edge Switches per the specifications in Section III.

Power supplies shall be compatible and included with each ethernet edge switch per the specification above.

VII. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

1. Product Support Ethernet equipment manufacturer to provide the following items in support of network design, configuration and ongoing maintenance for the useful life of the product:

A. Review of Layer 1 fiber/copper/wireless infrastructure and delivery of network recommendations in electronic format B. Delivery of detailed Layer 2/3 network design C. Layer 2/3, IP & VLAN addressing scheme creation and delivery D. Onsite equipment configuration and testing prior to field installation

2. Shipping

a. All related hardware shall be delivered to the City Municipal Service Center on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

3. Inspection

a. All equipment furnished under these specifications will be subject to inspection and test upon receipt at the City's facilities, and if any are found not to meet the requirements of these specifications or the supplier guarantees, the lot or any faulty portion thereof may be rejected.

b. The City's representative shall be at all times have the right to inspect the material in the course of configuration and deployment, and make or witness such tests from time to time. The manufacturer shall request and utilize reasonable facilities at city facilities.

c. Before offering a lot for inspection, the manufacturer shall eliminate any items which are defective or not in accordance with the specifications.

VIII. ELIGIBILITY OF BIDDER

a. The eligibility of a bid may be refused for a product that has proved unsatisfactory on a previous occasion.

b. Any bidder who comes under the above condition may seek to place his product on the eligible list by submitting factory test data, pictures of factory processes, detailed descriptions of processes, samples, references to satisfied West Coast customers, etc., to convince the City's Electrical Engineering Manager that the product, if purchased, will have a reasonable probability of compliance with these specifications. All such information must be submitted prior to submission of bids. The burden of proof is on the bidder.

c. A Table of Conformance to Specifications or a List of Exceptions to Specifications shall be submitted by Bidder. All exceptions shall be listed on a typed sheet and discussed. Where no exception is claimed, it is assumed that product will conform to the specification completely.

End of Specification