Pakistan Education & Research Network (PERN)

www.pern.edu.pk

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

An Overview The project is related to the overall vision and

objectives of IT Action Plan. Aimed to be an integral part of the overall education

system of the country. Designed to interlink 56 Public/ Private sector

chartered universities/ degree awarding institutes and research institutes.

DRS DRS

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KarachiCore Router/ATM

IslamabadCore Router/ATM

LahoreCore Router/ATM

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33 Mbps International Bandwidth

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12 Universities

21 Universities

26 Universities

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65 Mbps International Bandwidth

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50 Mbps

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Pakistan Education & Research Network – 2 (PERN-2)

Upgradation of Core Network & Last Mile Connectivity

Primary Objectives Provide state of the art Telecomm infrastructure

and services to Educational and Research institutions.

A high speed dedicated Educational Network for Public/Private Universities & Higher learning Institutions registered with the HEC Government of Pakistan.

Access to Digital Library. Provision of Internet Services. To reduce the recurring cost by increasing the

number of PoPs.

Primary Objectives Availability of higher bandwidth at universities’ last

mile to enable Collaborative research Knowledge sharing Resource sharing Distance Interactive learning Video Conferencing

Addition of 59 more Public/ Private sector chartered universities/ degree awarding institutes and their campuses for both Intranet and Internet services.

Scope of the Project This project will extend the services to higher education

institutions of the Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Students, faculty, researchers and scientists, all will be

facilitated through this project. The number of PoPs will be increased from three to seven. The Core Network bandwidth 50 Mbps will be upgraded to

155 Mbps and the network will have provision for gigabit connectivity at core level.

2 Mbps last mile connectivity to universities will be upgraded to E3.

70% of the universities are located in three major cities of Pakistan, Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. The universities in each city will connected with gigabit ether-net using the metro fiber optic rings.

Application and Services Current Services

Internet access Resource Sharing Digital Library: >17000 Journals ( IEEE, ACM etc.) Point-to-Point Videoconferencing MIT OCW Mirror site Bioinformatics site

Planned Services

Multipoint Videoconferencing ( H.323,SIP) VoIP IP Telephony Connectivity to International Research and Educational Networks

Three Tier Scalability Immediate Scalability

Core Intranet: 50Mbps to OC3/STM1 Last Mile Connectivity: nxE1 to E3/DS3

Interim Scalability (Interfaces change only) Core Intranet: OC3/STM1 to OC12/STM4 Last Mile Connectivity: E3/DS3 to nxE3/DS3

Long-term Scalability (with minor upgrade) Core Intranet: OC12/STM4 to OC48/STM16 Last Mile Connectivity: nxE3/DS3 to

OC3/STM1

PERN-2 Intranet

A Country Wide Private & Dedicated Network for Educational & Research Reforms

Video Conferencing System

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University of Malakand

Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

Islamia University, Bahawalpur

University of Gujrat

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(MCU)

Gomal University D.I.Khan

HEJ Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical Sciences, Karachi

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UET Mehran, Jamshoro

SBKWU,Quetta

NED , Karachi

PNA, Karachi

QUES&T, Nawabshah

SAL University, Khairpur

Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam

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HEJ, Karachi

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Sir Syed UET, Karachi

University of Balochistan

University of Karachi

University of Sindh, Jamshoro

LUH&MS,Karachi

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BUIT & MS Quetta

DOW , Karachi

IBA, Karachi

UET Balochistan , Multan

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FJWUCOMSATS,ISB

Bahria Uni

Air University

Allama Iqbal Open Uni

University Of Peshawar

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Uni Arid Raw

QU IsbPIEAS

FUUA&ST

GC College, Lahore

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NWFP UET NWFP,

Agri

HEC

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University Of Panjab

HU ,Mansehra

IMS,Peshawar

IIU,Ilamabad

KIU Gilgit

KIND C Women lahore

KUS&T

LCWU

NCA Lahore

NUML

PMA Univ Agri,Faisalabad

UE, LahoreUET, LahoreUET , Taxila

UHS, Lahore

US, Sargoda

UV&AS

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International Connectivity with Other Networks

Thank You!