CENIC Public Documentation

Welcome!

In partnership with the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) provides connectivity to the California Community Colleges system via the California Research and Education Network (CalREN) high-bandwidth, high-capacity fiber network.

To address bandwidth demand for the near future, the CCC Technology Center is actively collaborating with CENIC to upgrade the majority of circuits connecting the colleges to CalREN to 10Gbps. In addition, approved college centers will receive 1Gbps primary and 1Gbps secondary circuits. Circuit evaluations and orders will be finalized in 2023-24 with all planned upgraded circuits expected to be in place by the end of 2024-25 and provide sufficient capacity for 5-10 years.

Equipment for installations and ongoing service for primary and secondary diverse circuits are paid for by the CCC Technology Center using state apportionment funding allocated in the Governor’s budget.

For more information on system-supported CENIC services or any Add-on / Fee-for-Service, use the links at the top right to explore the catalogs of services.

Upgrade Project Status Numbers:

FY21/22 Circuits:

  • Planned - 52

  • In Production - 43

  • In Implementation - 2

  • Canceled / No Bid - 7

  • Pending Orders - 0

FY22/23 Circuits:

  • Planned - 69

  • In Production - 46

  • In Implementation - 15

  • Canceled / No Bid - 2

  • Pending Orders - 6 (moved to FY23/24)

FY23/24 Circuits:

  • Planned - 91

  • In Production - 0

  • In Implementation - 42

  • Canceled / No Bid - 8

  • Pending Orders - 31 (27 moved to FY24/25, 4 to be evaluated in future)

*Deployment schedules by month and college/district and quarterly project status can be found on Circuits Deployment Schedule pages in the Quick Links section at the top right of this page

CCC CENIC Connectivity Offerings:

Circuit Speed Capacity: 100GB / 10GB / 1GB

Colleges:

  • 2x 10GB Primary/Secondary Diverse Circuits

  • Juniper Router(s)

  • Ongoing Monthly Service for Circuits

 

Centers/District Offices:

  • 2x 1GB Primary/Secondary Diverse Circuits (network topology may warrant 10GB in some cases and require approval)

  • Juniper Router(s)

  • Ongoing Monthly Service for Circuits

 

Other Sites: reviewed and approved/denied on a case-by-case basis, as funding allows

  • 2x Primary/Secondary Diverse Circuits (capacity dependent on site)

  • Juniper Router(s)

  • Ongoing Monthly Service for Circuits

 

 

Project Status Notes:

1) FY21/22 implementations were delayed 12 months due to COVID-related supply chain issues that impacted the timing for the completion of circuit installations.

2) Circuit cancellations are made at the request of the college/district or in the event of a duplicate.

3) No Bid refers to the local carriers' inability to provide service to the college/district or center location, typically due to significant construction costs.

4) Regarding the low number of FY22/23 circuits in production, although the typical timeline to get circuits into production is 3 months, implementation can take up to 6 months or more as the process relies on the carriers' and districts' timelines, staff availability, college/district IT project priorities, college/district budget for equipment, supply chain, construction, or permitting delays, etc.

5) FY23/24 circuit evaluations will kick off in mid-July 2023.

For Questions or More Information Contact:

CCC Technology Center:

Cindy McCartney, Project Manager CCC Broadband Infrastructure Upgrade cmccartney@ccctechcenter.org

 

CENIC:

Ken Roberts, Project Manager CCC Segment kroberts@cenic.org

To Report Network Routing or Technical Issues:

CENIC NOC (available 24/7):

Email: noc@cenic.org

Phone: 714-220-3494