Welcome to US-Pakistan International Research and Education Network Connection project page
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The Pakistan and Education Research Network (PERN) is the current network interconnecting the research and education community within Pakistan (~ 60 public and private universities and institutes are currently connected.) PERN is managed by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC). Like other NRENs, PERN provides dedicated connectivity between the institutions it connects as well as video-conference services and access to digital library resources. PERN also provides a gateway to the global commercial Internet for its users, but currently does not have dedicated connections to other NRENs.
This Project is a cooperative effort among, Indiana University (IU), the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC), the European Union TEIN2 Project and Internet2. The project is funded by the US National Science
Foundation (NSF) and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC). Connectivity in Singapore is provided by the European Union TEIN2 Project. The Project will deploy a high-performance
international network connection between PERN and its successor network PERN2 and the global research and education network community. Specifically, the
Project will deploy a STM-1 (155Mbps) connection between the PERN2 connection point in Karachi, Pakistan and the TEIN2 landing point in Singapore. The
circuit supplier is Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL). Once the physical network is deployed, the Project will concentrate on developing
and enhancing US-Pakistan research and education collaborations.
A quick overview of the new network connection and how to use it can be found here.
Latest News6/10/2009 James Williams discusses Science Diplomacy and the US-Pakistan network connection. View the article here1/14/2009 Highlights from the US-Pakistan International Research and Educational Network Connection. View the report here 10/30/2008 The US-Pakistan International Research and Educational Network Connection is officially operational. View the official press release from the NSF and Indiana University. 8/15/2008 - The US-Pakistan R/E network connection became active on the SMW-4 cable system. The connection is an STM-1 between Karachi & Singapore. The connection has been tested and is ready for use by researchers. 8/1/2008 - James Williams went to Pakistan to present a seminar on high-performance networking at the Pakistan Higher Education Commision. While in Pakistan he visited several universities and hosipitals. He also negotiated more details of the US-Pakistan network connection. Jim's personal view of the trip can be found here. 4/9/2008 - Pakistan Higher Education Commission press release about the new R&E connection: Link |
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