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Network Infrastructure Design ServicesClient: Metro-North Railroad
One of the tasks involved developing an Expression of Interest (EOI) for third party Regional Carrier Companies (RCCs) to utilize Metro-North's right-of-way for expansion of the RCC fiber optic networks. This would involve monetary and/or additional dark fibers as Metro-North benefits. The EOI resulted in negotiations with several third parties. Another task involved developing staffing requirements with a responsibility matrix listing staff titles and staff workload estimates expected to be required to manage the proposed system. The final network infrastructure design consisted of an OC-48 FO core ring connecting four major nodes in New York City and three OC-12 FO edge rings with 36 nodes on the Hudson, Harlem, and New Haven Lines. The New Haven Line also included the Danbury Branch. IS traffic is accommodated by an OC-3 ATM network connecting 12 nodes. Additionally, there will be a Network Management System, DACS units at Grand Central Terminal and Mott Haven, and a GPS synchronization system. Services Provided:
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Metro-North Railroad selected the Joint Venture team of GFT&RS/CWA,
Inc. to develop and design an enhanced telecommunications infrastructure,
including an upgraded fiber optic transmission system to serve
the Authority for the next 10 years. This project consisted of
12 tasks commencing with a survey of existing communication facilities
over 269 route miles of RDD at 106 passenger stations and 69
other sites. The survey was followed by conceptual, preliminary,
and final designs for a state-of-the-art high capacity fiber
optic backbone network supporting a state-of-the-art high-speed
data network. 
