CENIC Public Documentation

Welcome!

The CCC Technology Center, 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 2024-25 with all planned upgraded circuits expected to be in place by the end of 2025-26 and provide sufficient capacity for 5-10 years.

As the circuit upgrade project winds down, focus has turned to Circuit Diversity and a necessary EOL Router Replacement project. As circuits' reach their contract term (typically 5-years) or require router replacements, CENIC reviews the districts' sites diversity and explores available options. If there are good options for diversity exist, CENIC contacts the college district to present options that often include a network reconfiguration for approval prior to ordering.

An EOL Router Replacement project was kicked off in 2024-25. Seventeen districts were notified of the need to replace 48 routers that are two model years old that must be replaced this year, and an additional 33 routers that are one model year old at those districts. For 2025-26, an additional 25 districts have routers that are one model year old. These districts will be notified in August 2025 of the need to replace those 77 routers. Currently, approximately 60% of all districts, scheduled over both years, that have EOL routers at their college, center, or district offices are in the process of replacing routers as new or diverse circuit installations occur.

Equipment for installations for upgrades and diverse circuits, router replacements, 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:

FY24/25 Circuits:

  • Planned - 68

  • In Production - 2

  • In Implementation - 57

  • Canceled / No Bid - 0

  • Pending Orders - 9

FY23/24 Circuits:

  • Planned - 63

  • In Production - 10

  • In Implementation - 35 (25 handoffs complete)

  • Canceled / No Bid - 8

  • Pending Orders - 10 (pushed to FY24/25)

FY22/23 Circuits:

  • Planned - 69

  • In Production - 57

  • In Implementation - 1 (handoff complete)

  • Canceled / No Bid - 5

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

FY21/22 Circuits - COMPLETE:

  • Planned - 52

  • In Production - 45

  • In Implementation - 0

  • Canceled / No Bid - 7

  • Pending Orders - 0

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

2) No Bid refers to the local telecommunications carriers' inability to provide service to the college/district or center site, typically due to significant construction costs. The state’s Middle-Mile and Last-Mile projects will improve availability of diverse fiber for sites that do not have options. Progress on these fiber projects are being monitored and CENIC reevaluates for available options within 12-18 months after receiving a No Bid from a carrier.

3) Regarding the low number of FY23/24 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.

4) Handoffs are the completion date for the circuits by the telecommunications companies. At handoff, CENIC has to ship equipment and cables to the college district, installation at the college site(s) must be completed, and if there are no issues, testing and migration or cutover must occur for the circuit to be consider in Production.

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

 

CCC Technology Center:

Email: CENICSupport@ccctechcenter.org