FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Wally Ritchie, Director of Finance
SUBJECT:
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NETWORK TAPS FOR INDUSTRIAL CONTROL SYSTEM (ICS) NETWORK AND OFFICE NETWORK
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Approve a Purchase Order Contract to Insight Public Sector, Inc. for the purchase of Network Test Access Points for the Industrial Control System (ICS) network and Office network utilizing the OMNIA Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, Contract No. 23-6692-03, for a total amount not to exceed $250,231 (Includes Sales Tax); and
B. Approve a contingency in the amount of $25,023 (10%).
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BACKGROUND
Orange County Sanitation District's (OC San) current network traffic monitoring tool is known as a Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN). The SPAN is used by administrators to monitor network performance, provide alerts when problems occur, and help troubleshoot network issues. It is also used for monitoring cyber security activities including intrusion detection.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Protect OC San assets
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* 24/7/365 treatment plant reliability
* Maintain a culture of improving efficiency to reduce the cost to provide the
current service level or standard
PROBLEM
The current setup has issues with the SPAN sessions overloading the network switches. When this happens, information is dropped and causes network outages.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
A Network Test Access Point (TAP) is the preferred modern method for monitoring mission-critical and high-volume environments. TAPs operate independently of network equipment and provide a complete, real-time view of network activity without risk of causing performance issues and network outages. They are designed to be fail-safe and will not interrupt network traffic. There is a total of five Network TAPs that need to be implemented between Plant Nos. 1 and 2, covering both th...
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