COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GUIDELINE

Name Of Guideline: Network Number:
Design and Maintenance Checklist GDL-EPPM020
Domain: Category:
Business Work Plan Standard / Project Checklist
Date Issued: Issued By:
12/17/2002
Date Reviewed: DHS Bureau of Information Systems
03/10/2016

General:
This checklist provides a list of the considerations for designing and maintaining operational networks. This
checklist can be used for tracking the progress in the activities that have to be done.
The purpose of this document is to track the appropriate Network Design and Maintenance Considerations
requirements.

Guideline:

Network Design and Maintenance Considerations

Perform these steps and indicate who accomplished them and the date of the completion of that step.

Considerations PERSON DATE Addressed

Configuration Management of Technical

Environments (servers and network)
TCP/IP Address Space Management
Network Routing
Ethernet Switches
VPN
Office and Campus Cabling
Broadband Internet Networking
Dial Out Modem Pool

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Web Methods
Data Exchanges
Internet performance via broadband
Outbound internet access - cached flow
proxy
Dialup data access
Video standards
CAT TV
Video Conferencing Standard
Specialized Voice Systems (call centers,
etc.)
Long Distance and In Bound Telephone
Service
Video and Voice over IP

Refresh Schedule:

All guidelines and referenced documentation identified in this standard will be subject to review and possible
revision annually or upon request by the DHS Information Technology Standards Team.

Guideline Revision Log:

Change Version Change Description Author and Organization

Date

12/17/2002 1.0 Initial creation. Momentum

04/04/2003 1.0 Comply with DPW Standards DCSS Process Section

02/15/2005 1.0 Reviewed content No changes DCSS- Process Section

01/05/2007 1.0 Reviewed content No changes PMO-DCSS

09/12/2008 1.1 Reviewed content & edited style EPPM

12/20/2010 1.2 Reviewed content No changes EPPM

04/28/2015 1.3 Changed DPW to DHS BIS/DEPPM

03/10/2016 1.3 Annual Review BIS/DEPPM

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