A project funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has deployed a high-performance international research and education (R&E) network connection between PERN – and its successor network PERN2 – and the global research and education network community.

1. DEDICATED R&E NETWORK CONNECTS PAKISTAN AND THE US
A project funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Higher Education
Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has deployed a high-performance international research and
education (R&E) network connection between PERN – and its successor network PERN2 –
and the global research and education network community.
The physical network consists of a STM-1 (155Mbps) connection between the PERN/PERN2
connection point in Karachi, Pakistan and the TEIN2 landing point in Singapore. Connectivity
in Singapore is provided by the European Commission TEIN2 Project. From Singapore,
high-performance bandwidth is available to Tokyo, the various networks of the Asia Pacific
Advanced Network consortium (APAN), and Europe via the TEIN2 Project. From Tokyo, transit
is available to the US via the NSF-funded TransPAC2 Project.
The project is now turning its attention to developing and enhancing US-Pakistan research and
education collaborations.
Tokyo
Karachi
Hong Kong 2.5Gbps 10Gbps
funded by
NICT
622Mbps
funded by NII Pacific
155Mbps Wave
Singapore
TEIN2 PoP
HOW TO USE IN PAKISTAN ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
If your research group or organization is If you would like to know more about this
connected to the PERN/PERN2 network, you new R&E connection and how it might
are already connected to this new international advance your research efforts please contact:
connection. Your everyday research and US: James Williams
education activities (email, file transfers, etc.) Indiana University (williams@indiana.edu)
will automatically use this new connection with
no additional effort on your part. Pakistan: HEC
Islamabad (pern@hec.gov.pk)
If your research group or organization is not
connected to the PERN network, please SEE ALSO
contact the Pakistan HEC. Indiana University Pakistan Project
(http://pakistan.indiana.edu)
CREDITS
This project is a HOW TO USE IN THE US Indiana University TransPAC2 Project
cooperative effort among If your research group or organization is (http://www.transpac2.net)
Indiana University, the connected to the Internet2 Network or National
National Science Foundation
US National Science LambdaRail, then you are already connected to
(http://www.nsf.gov)
Foundation, the Pakistan this new international connection. Your
Higher Education everyday research and education activities TEIN2 Project (http://www.tein2.net)
Commission (HEC), the (email, file transfers, etc.) will automatically HEC – Pakistan (http://www.hec.gov.pk)
European Union TEIN2 use this new connection with no additional
Project and Internet2. effort on your part. PERN – Pakistan (http://www.pern.edu.pk)