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.
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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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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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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
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FUUA&ST
GC College, Lahore
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NWFP UET NWFP,
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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!
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