National Knowledge Network
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| Abbreviation | NKN |
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| Formation | 2009 |
| Type | public |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
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Region served
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India |
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Membership
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Educational and Research Institutions |
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Official language
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English |
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Key people
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Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram Dr. Sam Pitroda Prof. S.V. Raghavan Dr. B.K. Gairola Mr. R.S. Mani |
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Budget
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Rs. 5990 Crores |
| Website | www.nkn.in |
| Primary ASN |
9885 55824 55847 |
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| Traffic Levels | 70-80 Gbps |
National Knowledge Network (NKN) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय ज्ञान संजाल) is a multi-gigabitNREN, whose purpose is to provide a unified high speed network backbone for educational institutions in India.
The NKN is a hierarchical network divided into three basic layers – ultra-high speed CORE (multiples of 10 Gbit/s; Level 1), Distribution (Level 2), and Edge (speeds of 1 Gbit/s or higher; User Level). Depending on the type of connectivity required by the user organization, geographical presence, and the location of Point of Presence (PoP) of NKN, (belonging to Core and Distribution), connectivity would be provided to the institutes. NKN backbone will typically have 18 Core PoPs and around 25 Distribution PoPs across the country. The NKN backbone will be created by multiple bandwidth providers and the edges can be provided by any service provider.
The network is designed to support Overlay Networks, Dedicated Networks, and Virtual Networks. Advanced applications in areas such as Health, Education, Science & Technology, Grid Computing, Bioinformatics, Agriculture, and Governance will be an integral part of NKN. The entire network will seamlessly integrate with the global scientific community at multiple gigabits per second speed.
National Knowledge Network has got the following resources from APNIC (Regional Internet registry for Asia-Pacific Region).
IPv6 Segment—
IPv4 Segment—
AS Numbers—
NKN has got 2405:8A00::/32 IPv6 block from APNIC (Regional Internet registry for Asia-Pacific Region)and allocating /48 block to every connected member institution. /48 is allocated to connected member so that member institute can do multihoming, if required.
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