Tunisia, through the research center called IRSIT, is making effort to connect universities and number of research organisations. Today, there is three international node at IRSIT (Institut Regional des Sciences Informatiques et des Telecommunications)-Tunis -TUNISIA which are a EARN/BITNET node,X.400 mail facilities and Internet node. Users outside IRSIT are connected to IRSIT via X.25 and dial-up modem.
Addressing
bitnet address x400 address internet address
Architecture IRSIT uses a x.25 public network to support NJE for EARN/BITNET,TCP/ip for Internet and X.400 for x400 mail facilities.
Future plans connecting universities and research centers as nodes, uses a leased line and multiprotocol routers to share BITNET and INTERNET traffic. IRSIT is making effort to establish international nodes in north africa Algeria and Morocco as members of EARN, will be connected to this network, and contacts with EMI, in Morocco, and CERIST in Algeria, have been made in order to undertake the first steps toward the establishment of a research Network for the Maghreb (Maghrebnet).
Mr. Abida is the IRSIT (Institut Regional des Sciences Informatiques et des Telecommunications) network manager and I am in charge to develop the research and academic network in Tunisia.