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Library and Information Society

Notes ERNET Backbone

ERNET backbone is a sophisticated link of terrestrial and satellite-based wide area networks. The
satellite WAN using VSAT technology: The VSAT network acts as an overlay for the terrestrial WAN
by providing backup links between the backbone sites. International connectivity is achieved through
gateways at New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata, with a total capacity of 6.64 Mb. Daily
traffic over ERNET exceeds 20 GB. ERNET architecture is based on industry standard TCP/IP protocol.
ERNET backbone is being enabled to support IPv 6.
ERNET international gateway and PoP sites
The ERNET is supported by the following backbone sites which enable organizations located at
different geographical locations to access various services.
• ERNET Head Quarter, New Delhi
• Center for Development of Advance Software Computing, Mumbai
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
• Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune
• Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre Kolkatta
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
• University of Hyderabad
• Center for Advance Technology, Indore
• Orissa Computer Application Centre, Bhubaneswar
• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• DOEACC Center, Gorakhpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
• ERNET VSAT HUB, Bangalore
• Tezpur University

7.4 NICNET

NIC (National Informatics Centre) is an organization set up by the Govt. of India in 1977 to promote
informatics culture in the Govt. departments and develop computer based Management Information
System (MIS) for decision support at various levels.
Computers today provide accurate, adequate, and timely information and assist the management
in monitoring and analysis of plan schemes, programmes and related activities with relatively high
efficiency and help in control over expenditure. NIC has been playing a vital role in promoting
computer consciousness among the masses and with more than 600 computer centres throughout
the country at district headquarter level. It has virtually brought the computer to your doorsteps. It
essentially operates as an informatics service oriented organization providing hardware, software
and processing facilities to various departments of Govt. of India, State governments and district
administration.
Since its birth in 1977 it has passed through a many barriers to fulfill its objectives and has now
become a name of National and International repute by scoring a series of successes.

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