Case Study

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Case Study

• Khartoum University Networking
• Internet Services
• By Noha M .Bhairy
• Nazim F. Habbani
• Networking Internet Services Unit
• Khartoum University
• Khartoum - Sudan

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Introduction

• The Position of the University.
• The university Campuses locations.

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University of Khartoum Sites
Acad. Centre
Edu. Campus
Sham. Campus
5.6km
8.2km
6.3km
Main Campus
Communication Room
2.1km
10.4km
14.4km
Soba Campus
Saad Hospital
Med. Campus
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The Network Plans

• Three Phases (1995)
• Phase One LANs of Faculties.
• Phase Two Backbones.
• Phase Three WANs of Campuses .

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The Existing Networks

• Established LANs in various faculties
• Most LANs are connected to the communication room
  at the unit.
• Some are connected via local PBX, and others are
  connected using wide area technologies (ISDN ,
  Datacloud)

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Connections to Communication Room Gateway
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Technology Used for Internet Connections

• Zaknet Connections
• Data cloud

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Zaknet Connection

• Satellite access to Internet
• Download Speed 192kbps
• Satellite dish of 60 cm diameter
• Dish pointed to Nile Sat
• Zak card plugged into the server

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Data Cloud

• Frame Relay technology offered by the Sudan
  Telecommunications Company(Sudatel)
• Bandwidth of 64kbps, upgradable to 2Mbps
• User equipment consist of DTU and router

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The Proposed Networks

• The following interconnections are to be made
  within the university
• Shampat campus to comm. room(Radio link)
• Within Education campus (optical fibre)
• Within the main campus (optical fibre)
• Soba campus to comm. room (Radio link)