Installation , Commissioning and Maintenance of Alternate MPLS Network

RFP for Installation , Commissioning and Maintenance of Alternate MPLS Network (Ref: LIC-CO/IT-DT/NW/RFP/2025-26/04 Dated: 02/03/2026)

Annexure-IX-Technical Specifications of Link

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Sr.No General Functionality Compliance (Y/N) Remarks

1 The links should be dedicated (1:1; uncompressed, unfiltered and unshared) MPLS VPN link .

2 The bidder shall provide Private multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) virtual private network (VPN) .

3 The circuit should be available in full duplex mode with sending and receiving available on the same circuit. (For e.g. - On a 2 Mbps circuit, 2 Mbps sending and 2 Mbps receiving should be possible simultaneously).

4 The MPLS VPN should support any to any connectivity and should be a closed user group for LIC and should not have any physical and logical interference with other customers of the TSP or Internet route/traffic.

5 The bidders should have their own nation-wide high availability MPLS network backbone. The bidder’s core MPLS backbone should be fully meshed.

6 All the POPs from where the MPLS bandwidth is provided to LIC should have redundancy of equipments, links, power, backhaul connectivity etc

7 The bidder shall be required to commission the links from the bidder's nearest PoP

8 The solution should provide end to end transparent data, reachability of data, voice, video etc (no filter of traffic from SP)

9 Bidder has to replace/repair faulty/damaged equipment at the bidder's own cost, irrespective of the reason of fault/damage, during the contract period. However, the “force majeure” clauses will apply. In any case, the bidder will have to arrange for replacement of the faulty/defective equipment .

10 All DC,DR,CO-LO,ZO link should be on Fiber-Optic Media only.

Network performance parameters

11 Latency for wired connectivity should not be more than 110 ms (End to end/round Trip) for a 1500 byte packet size measured for a minimum of 1000 packets on a 50% bandwidth utiliszation.Latency ,for RF/wireless connectivity,should not be more than 135 ms(End to end/round Trip) for a 1500 byte packet size measured for a minimum of 1000 packets on a 50% bandwidth utilization.

12 Average Jitter of the connectivity should be less than 30 ms measured for a minimum 1000 packets

13 Minimum MTU (maximum transmission unit) size should be 1500 bytes .

14 Packet Delivery Packet drop should not exceed one out of every one lakh packets

15 The links should display of input and output error status on all interfaces

16 The connectivity should display of Dynamic ARP table

17 The connectivity should display of physical layer line status signals like DCD, DSR, DTR, RTS, CTS on all interfaces

18 The connectivity should support trace-route, Ping, extended PING

19 The MPLS-VPN solution should be capable to support multicast using industry standard multicast protocols in all variants (like dense mode,sparse mode etc.) i.e. Protocol Independent Multicast - PIM Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) and above standards.

20 The Bidder should have predefined traffic transport QoS (Quality of Service) parameters, which provide throughput, latency, packet loss, jitter commitments and application prioritization

21 The connectivity should be capable of providing end to end Quality of Service (QoS) features which includes end to end differentiated services code point (DSCP) and class of service (CoS) continuation,end to end traffic categorization, bandwidth provisioning and prioritization etc.

22 The ISP should have Dual Stack (IPv4 plus IPv6) ready Network.

23 Bidders network should support dynamic routing protocols like Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) ,IS-IS(Intermediate System to Intermediate System),Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol(EIGRP), etc

24 The bidders network should provide end to end traffic categorization, bandwidth provisioning and prioritization as required by LIC .

25 The bidders network should able to provide Multi VRF environment.

26 The bidder should have the capability of increasing / decreasing bandwidth on demand and such changes in bandwidth must be provided within 14 days.

Device Capablities

27 Should support features such as IP-SLA or equivalent and Embedded Event Management or equivalent

28 Should support Access control list (ACL)

29 Should support all standard routing protocols such as Static Routes , RIPv1 , RIPv2 , OSPF (all versions), BGP,IS-IS,EIGRP,etc

30 Should support route redistribution between any of the above protocols

31 Should support route distribution between EIGRP and other routing protocols

32 Should support Policy Based Routing (PBR)

33 It should identify home grown or custom applications used in the enterprise and it should be possible to define custom application based on Port numbers, payload analysis or URL/URI from day one

34 Should support Network Time Protocol Version 4 (NTPv4), Syslog, Ping, Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) and Secure Shell version 2 (SSHv2) , telnet etc .

35 Should support syslog, buffer logging

36 The devices should be hardened according to latest Secure Configuration Document as per LICs IS Security policy .

37 Unwanted services should be disabled on the devices. LIC will provide a list of such services .

38 Remote device management should be done with secure channel e.g. SSHv2 and above

39 Centralized access control mechanism should be in place like Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System (TACACS), Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) etc. to access these devices.

40 Administrative access of devices should not be through generic user id.

41 All devices should be time-based (NTP) synchronized

42 The selected Bidder should comply with the LICs IT and IS policy in concerned areas relevant to the RFP

43 LIC and/or third party consultants hired by LIC should have rights to audit/review the whole setup of the bidder catering to LICs application

44 The selected Bidder should undertake to implement the observations/recommendations of the LIC's IS-Audit, Security Audit Team or any other audit conducted by the LIC or external agencies and any escalation at no extra cost to the LIC. All upgrades/patches/firmware etc. shall be installed by the bidder promptly and at no cost to LIC. It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to conduct all activities related to such upgrades etc

45 The selected Bidder should have their Network Infrastructure Audited for Cyber Security as per DOT/CERT-In guidelines

46 The Selected Bidder should support AES 256/AES 512 BIT encription.

47 Network devices should be updated with latest firmware and security patches

48 Process for performing update should be maintained and approved by LIC .

49 Bidder has to ensure complete data privacy and should use private IP addresses only

50 The bidder will ensure physical and/or logical segregation of LIC network from that of other networks

51 Bidder shall do adequately strengthened encryption algorithm to encrypt the entire data when it is traveling through the air

52 The vendor should have a clear Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in place for support services and should submit the BCP plan to LIC

53 The bidder should be in a position to block Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack at their end. ISP should have the feature to block a list/range of public IPs as and when LIC desires as part of security measures.

54 The bidder should be in a position to block brute force attacks

55 The connectivity should support netflow or equivalent feature for network & security monitoring

Monitoring and Reporting

56 The bidder should use a standard Network Management and Monitoring System (NMS) to cater such a large network efficiently and LIC should be provided with viewing rights of the same. Bidder should provide a system for creating and managing the tickets.

57 The bidder should provide a centralized non dedicated Network Operation Centre (NOC) services. The Network Management System at the NOC should provide the following facilities on a 24*7*365 basis :  Monitoring network status  Configuration of all network components related to the bidder.  Downloading of operational Software to network components related to the bidder.  Enabling or disabling of remote RF devices.  Fault diagnosis and display of alarm  Support for SNMP all versions

58 The bidder should proactively monitor the entire network and arrange for timely resolution. Bidder should provide the detailed methodology of monitoring and calculating the uptime/SLAs in the technical bid. LIC reserves the right to evaluate the methodology suggested by the Bidder. In case the suggested methodology is not acceptable to LIC , it shall prescribe a suitable method

59 Polling interval for status update should be 5 min / as per the LICs requirements

60 The selected bidder shall have to provide access to its monitoring portal that provides :

61 Real time dash board showing summary of the network health like number of up down offices and links

62 The portal should also provision features to drill down till each branch like branch link status, device status, interface status, bandwidth utilization in real time .

63 All monthly SLA reports submitted to the LIC should be compiled by the Bidder using the Bidder's monitoring portal for the entire duration of the contract. SLA report should contain all parameters given in this RFP and their value .

Mast Specifications

Specification for mast height <=3metres

64 Monopole tower should be used

65 A monopole tower should be guyed or self supported

66 Hollow, heavy duty, thick non-corrosive steel tube , with high strength should be used

67 Weight of structure should be less than 15 Kg

68 Deflection of antenna should be less than 05 cm for winds <=150Kmph

69 Total floor area covered by the installation should not be more than 1 square foot .

Specification for mast height for more than 3metre and less than equal to 9 meters

70 Tower should be guyed and may be fitted with climbing rungs where necessary

71 Guyed masts may be in lattice, triangular or square, tapered or straight, as well as monopole structural forms.

72 Weight of structure should be less than 50 Kg

73 Deflection of antenna should be less than 15Cm for winds <=150Kmph

74 Total floor area covered by the installation should not be more than 4 square feet excluding the guy wires.

Specification for mast height for more than 9 meters

75 Tower should be in lattice, triangular or square, tapered or straight

76 Base of the tower should be on a concrete structure. If tower is erected on ground, should have a firm foundation made of good quality concrete structure of which minimum 1 metre part should be inside a pit in the ground.

77 Tower may be guyed and should be fitted with climbing rungs

78 Weight of structure should be less than 200 Kg

79 Deflection of antenna should be less than 05Cm for winds <=150Kmph

80 Total floor area covered by the installtaion should not be more than 9 square feet

81 Mast/tower should have protection including anti climb system against birds, monkeys and other animals

82 All structural components including washers, clips, nuts & bolts should be galvanized (anti rust)

83 Separate down conductors shall be installed from each tower to earth

84 Wires from the antenna should be properly guided and firmly bound to mast

85 Outdoor wire should have proper shielding from antenna till system room

Maintenance of the tower

86 Towers require regular maintenance for Purposes of early detection of deterioration and as a mandatory measure to prevent breakdowns and the attendant consequences.

87 Engineers should visit and conduct health checkup of the tower in every first and third quarter or as and when called by branch. If anything is found to be faulty should be replaced/repaired without any cost to LIC .

88 The top of mast or tower should be painted red. Rest of the pole, mast or tower should be painted blue (non gloss paint)

89 Tower should be painted every two years

90 For every tower site, vendor shall keep a maintenance log book and get signatures from branch for every preventive checkup visit. Log book should contain information such as Installation Date,Next preventive due dates ,Next Painting due dates,Adhoc Maintenance dates ,Details of activity carried out and replaced parts ,Name and address of engineer etc.

91 External antennas should have proper lightning conductors, wherever necessary

92 Bidder shall meet all the Govt. or other Regulatory directions/ requirements and ensure compliance.

93 Security for the External devices lies with the Bidder

RFP for Installation , Commissioning and Maintenance of Alternate MPLS Network (Ref: LIC-CO/IT-DT/NW/RFP/2025-26/04 Dated: 02/03/2026)

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INDICATIVE COMMERCIAL BID (Annexure-X)

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Item Desc Qty 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year 5th Year Total(Rs) PV(Rs)

Discount Factor @10%

1 Rental for 1 Mbps links as per technical Specification 1600

2 Rental for 2 Mbps links as per technical Specification 250

3 Rental for 4 Gbps links as per technical Specification 1800

4 Rental for 6 Mbps links as per technical Specification 50

5 Rental for 8 Mbps links as per technical Specification 100

6 Rental for 16 Mbps links as per technical Specification 20

7 Rental for 20 Mbps links as per technical Specification 20

8 Rental for 30 Mbps links as per technical Specification 110

9 Rental for 50 Mbps links as per technical Specification 10

10 Rental for 100 Mbps links as per technical Specification 5

11 Rental for 155 Mbps links as per technical Specification 5

12 Rental for 1 Gbps links as per technical Specification 10

13 Rental for 2 Gbps links as per technical Specification 6

14 Rental for 3 Gbps links as per technical Specification 5

15 Rental for 4 Gbps links as per technical Specification 5

16 Rental for 8 Gbps links as per technical Specification 8

17 Rental for 10 Gbps links as per technical Specification 4

18 Rental for 15 Gbps links as per technical Specification 2

19 Onsite support for L1 personnel 9

20 Onsite support for L2 personnel 1

Grand Indicative Cost

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