FMS Connectivity

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FMS Connectivity

• Customer Advisory Board Meeting
• Las Vegas December 12, 2006
• Presented By
• Denise Quirarte
• Kansas City Financial Center

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Topics

• Connectivity for Disaster Recovery Purposes
• PAM - Kansas City Regional Operations Center
  (KROC) as Primary Payment Processing Site
• Decommissioning of Hyattsville Regional
  Operations Center (HROC).

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Currently

• Majority of payment processing is done on the
  HROC platform (with the exception of SSA/SSI
  Monthly payments which process on KROC).
• Customer agencies transmitting bulk files have a
  dedicated line or Frame Relay connection to HROC.
• Several customer agencies have dedicated lines or
  Frame Relay connections to both HROC and KROC
  (for contingency).

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Currently

• Current Connectivity

KROC
HROC
FPA
Few Agencies
Most Agencies
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Whats Coming

• PAM will process all payments on KROC.
  Processing will be implemented in releases
  between 2007 and 2009.
• HROC is being decommissioned Sept 2009.
• KROC will be the primary processing site.
• Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) will become the
  contingency processing site.

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Preferred Connectivity Method

• The Preferred method of implementation is IP over
  Sprints MPLS Private Internet Protocol (PIP).
• Note Sprint is discontinuing Frame Relay.
• This method provides connectivity to HROC and
  KROC now and KROC and BPD in the future.

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Whats Coming

• Future Connectivity

KROC
BPD
SPRINT (MPLS) PIP
FPA
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Benefits of MPLS

• Reduces Network Connections
• Only requires one line from the agency to Sprint.
• Better Contingency Management
• Connectivity to the contingency site eliminates
  the need for cartridge or CD use if the primary
  site is down.
• Switchover in a contingency is transparent to the
  Agency

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Next Steps

• Verification and documentation of current
  connectivity
• KFC has contacted each Agency that transmits Bulk
  Files
• FMS Network Engineering
• Assist Agencies with questions and planning
• Provides a connectivity guide as a reference
  (included)
• Will provide a customized network proposal.
• Please identify yourself as a KFC customer.
• KFC
• Performs testing with the Agency following line
  installation.
• Will work with each Agency to ensure adequate
  connectivity is in place prior to the upcoming
  FMS changes.

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Contacts

• KFC
• Paul Jackson 816-414-2310
• Paul.Jackson_at_fms.treas.gov
• Eugene Phillips 816-414-2328
• Eugene.Phillips_at_fms.treas.gov
• Network Engineering
• Joseph Mendez 202-874-7099
• Joseph.Mendez_at_fms.treas.gov