The Tunisian National Research Network
A project of the Secretary of State for Scientific Research and
Technology.
By Khaled Sellami
TABLE OF CONTENTS :
Introduction
- Started 1993
- Partially financed by the SERST
- Conducted by IRSIT
- Based on Internet technology
Goal
Offer to research and Academics:
- Efficient communication tool
- Easy access to information servers
- Way to dispatch information and announcements
- Share ressources
Services
- Email: discussion groups, electronic conferences
- Remote access
- File Transfer
- Information access
Communication lines
- Leased lines
- X25 network
- Phone lines
Nodes
- 20 research centers
- 8 universities
- 2 Ministries
- too many requests...
Pbs
- Too many requests (10 per week)
- Everybodywants the best connectivity for free
- IRSIT had no mean to invest
- Small support people group
- Not its mision to sell connectivity
Intermed-Net
- Very important for the region
- A network of institutions and people
- Learn from previous experiences: RAINET...
- Possible uses:
- Discussion groups between Experts on Common Pbs:
- Water
- Agriculture
- Industry
- ...
- Information Servers:
- Remote acces to Computer Power
- National Development D.B.
- Tele-training, Tele-Medicine...
- Intermed'97
Khaled Sellami, sellami@irsit.rnrt.tn