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- 015.50 Malaysia
- by Mohamed Awang Lah <mal@jaring.ism.MY>
-
- JARING: An Introduction
-
- Introduction: JARING (Joint Advanced Research Integrated NetworkinG) Project is
- a development project coordinated and managed by MIMOS - a government research
- and development (R&D) institute for microelectronics and information
- technology. The institute is responsible to the Ministry of Science, Technology
- and Environment, Malaysia. JARING has evolved from RangKoM, a pilot project
- initiated in 1987 which has established links amongst local universities.
- Electronic mail service is available for local researchers to communicate with
- their counterparts in other countries having similar networks.
- Objectives: The project has the following objectives:
-
- + to establish an integrated data communication network (known as JARING -
- literally NET);
- + to enhance multi-disciplinary R&D activities; and
- + to study and evaluate the use of data communication technology and its impact
- on socio-economic activities.
-
- Activities: One of the major activities being undertaken in the project is the
- coordination of database development in various fields related to science and
- technology as well as education. Most users will be using terminals to access
- remote databases through JARING. The development of JARING has in fact been
- integrated with other development programs including Computer-In-Education and
- the Government Open Systems Program for Public Sector. Many multi-disciplinary
- research activities will be conducted using JARING as the means for data
- communication.
-
- Topology: Nodes will be set up in various parts of the country according to the
- distribution of users. Dedicated leased-lines at speeds of 9600 bps to 64 Kbps
- will be installed to link the nodes. Dial-up lines at speeds of 1200 bps to
- 9600 bps will be made available at certain nodes. JARING is linked through the
- public X.25 network (MAYPAC). Its major link is to other countries is through
- "uunet" in USA.
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- Protocol: All nodes support X.25 protocols. Some nodes will also support TCP/IP.
- Cost: Local users have to pay the cost of connection to the nearest JARING
- node. Infrastructure and communication cost within the country is paid by the
- government through the Project allocation.
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- Mohamed b. Awang-Lah Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (MIMOS)
- 7th Floor, Exchange Square Jalan Semantan,
- Damansara Heights 50490 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA
-