1 WWW.EXTREMENETWORKS.COM Case Study: Mid-West School District This mid-west school district serves more than 13,000 student. The district’s Information Services department is integral to supporting the district’s mission of preparing students to become lifelong learners and socially responsible citizens. Its responsibilities span all technology, data and assessment, computer labs, textbook inventory, and media centers deployed in 19 locations across the district. In the past, the district used its network to enable teachers to occasionally download course worksheets, perform state reporting, or share email. The network was built in an old-style hub-and-spoke configuration of equipment from multiple vendors, and it suffered frequent downtime. In 2006, they upgraded to a core swit

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