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Mahabir Pun

Connecting Nepal to the GlobalResearch Highway

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Pilot Phase (Year 2002) started with the technicalsupport of foreign volunteers.

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Backhaul at Relay Station

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Using large trees as relay towers has workedwell

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Implementation Phase

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Electrical Power Management

Relay Station 1 and 2 at an elevation of 10,500 ft and 11,800 ft

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Used Computers

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Phase II (Year 2005)

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Chhukung Relay at 5,100m near Imja Lake

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Progress of Nepal Wireless 2008 - 2010

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Progress of Nepal Wireless 2008 - 2010

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Wireless Network Usage

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Wireless Network Usage

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Developing Educational Content

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Telemedicine Center

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Tele-Health Consulting

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Myagdi Network

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Makawanpur Network

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Gulmi Baglung Network

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Long term Goal TO BUILD BROADBAND WIRELESS INFORMATION HIGHWAY

Wireless Technology for :

Education

Health care (telemedicine)CommunicationLocal businessAccess to news and information

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What it is?A high speed communication networkOperated by the research and education

communities for sharing knowledge, information andthe resources among the communities.

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Who Manages it in Nepal?Nepal Research and Education Network - Notfor profit organization

Major BeneficiariesAcademic communities such as universities,colleges, research institutions, libraries,hospitals, INGOs, NGOs , governmentorganization

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Motivation Behind NREN:Develop national computational grid for researchand educationProvide broadband link for advanced research

Support to build single advanced research andeducation (R&E) network throughout the countries,Connect Nepalese R&E communities globally

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Domestic Connection: 1. Kathmandu University2. Tribhuvan University Central Library3. Institute of Medicine4. Prime College5.

Health Net Nepal6. St.Xavier College,7. Gandaki College of Engineering and Sciences8. Khowpa Engineering College9. Advance College of Engineering and Management,10. Kantipur City College11. Nepal Wireless12. Kathmandu Model Hospital13. Nepal Medical Colleges14. Skin Hospital and Research Centre

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Asia Pacific Advanced Network(APAN):

Connects 16 Asian Countries under thisnetwork. Trans-Eurasia Information Network(TEIN3):1. Research and education network for the Asia-

Pacific region.2. Connects researchers and the institutions of

Asia with Europe via GANT2 network.3. GEANT connects 40 European countries

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Internet2:

1. Advanced R&E consortium in the US2. Connects 200 Universities, research

institutions, government, and community

institutions, across the U.S.3. International networking partnersrepresenting more than 50 countries.

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South Asian Network Operator Groups

Asia Pacific Network Information CentreUniversity of Oregon

Network Startup Resource Centre

National Agriculture Research Council

Keio UniversityPacket Clearing House

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Utilization of REN (Global Perspective)Natural disaster support glacier, flood, earthquake

warning, prediction, and monitoringClimate change research, meteorology,environmental monitoring and data sharing

Telemedicine and remote diagnostics

Link with grid initiatives, computing and datarepository sharingMonitor emerging pandemics (bird flu, SARS, H1N1)

Bio-informatics, agro-informatics, astronomy, eVLBI(grid of radio telescopes)Digital Heritage Exchange(ADHX)

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Context of NepalFastest access with global university/researchdatabasesConnect with grid initiatives, computing and datarepository

Environment monitoring and Tele-medicine (DVTS)

High quality video streaming and data transmission

Strengthen cooperation among academy andresearch communitiesTele - teaching, Tele-business, Tele-health

High speed access of journals, research papers, digital

library,

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Access through NREN

MIT Open Courseware

NASA

CERN (European Organization for NuclearResearchAGORA (Access to Global Online Research in

Agriculture): Access on1300 Journals

School on Internet Asia Project

OARE( Online Access to Research in theEnvironment) Access on 3416 Journals

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