| IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Network Plan
- Backbone
RailTel is rolling out a transparent, robust, reliable, high speed OFC Backbone Network covering about 29000 km presently and ultimately covering 43,000 km across the country by 2010. Currently over 3000 cities have been connected on the network.
The backbone networks have been configured in multiple 'self healing' rings consisting of more than large no. of rings and linear sections, which provide for redundancy by automatically redirecting traffic away from failed/ de-graded route for fault-free service.
The long haul network of RailTel is presently on STM-16 which in near future will be expanded using DWDM which will create capacity of 100 Gbps which can be further augmented upto 400 Gpbs.
- MPLS-IP Network
The MPLS network has been built using Junos M-20 and M-10 high end routers of Juniper. The network supports services like layer 3 and layer 2 VPN services, broadband internet access, multicast services etc. The MPLS network has POPs at 40 cities across the country and is in the process of being extended to other important cities/towns also. The IP services at more than 3000 POPs in the country will be extended through Ethernet interface available in the SDH networks at these locations which will intern be connected to MPLS-IP backbone network at the 40 cities. Currently the MPLS backbone supports multiple STM-1 capacity which in future will be expanded to Giga capacity.
- NGN Network
RailTel is also building a NGN network which will be used to transit Inter circle Voice call of various mobile and basic operators. Initially the network is planned to be rolled out in 18 cities and will be increased to more cities in the future. The proposed cities are Bangalore, Chennai, Mysore, Coimbatore, Secunderabad, Madurai, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Jallandhar, Lucknow, New Delhi, Bhubneshwar, Kolkata and Patna On the strength of this network RailTel will be able to offer not only Class 4 services but can further enhance its service portfolio by offering various value added services (VAS) like enterprise VoIP, etc.
- Internet Backbone
RailTel is providing nationwide Internet services on its state of the art MPLS backbone. Currently RailTel sources STM-1 level Internet bandwidth at three different locations i.e. New Delhi, Mumbai & Chennai using three different service providers. In future the capacity will be augmented to multiple STM-1s at each location.
- Wi-Fi & WiMax
RailTel is all set to Unwire rural areas with High Speed Broadband connectivity using the future proof WiMax technology. On the strength of this network, RailTel plans to offer Broadband Internet, VoIP and other Value Added Services including E-Governance applications at your finger tip instantly. RailTel has already been allotted spectrum in 2.7 GHz band by DoT in this regard. For this project RailTel has entered into an MoU with private organizations under PPP (Public Private Partnership) initiative. In addition various Railway stations will be Wi-Fi enable thereby enabling passengers to connect to Internet using their Laptops, Handhelds and other Wi-Fi devices in Railway stations.
- Railwire
With the formation of extensive and robust Pan India Fiber network RailTel is in a position to offer various bandwidth intensive application to its customers. One such initiative is RailWIRE, a joint venture with MSOs to provide Voice, Video and Multimedia access on a single wire at home/office. Customers in urban and even rural areas can now experience the power of Triple play services. Digital cable channels can be broadcast to the end users on the strength of this network along with broadband Internet, VoIP and other services simultaneously. For more details please log on to www.railwire.in.
- Cyber Cafes
RailTel plans to open Cyber Cafes on various Railway Stations across the country. In First phase 83 cities have been identified for cafes. Out of which 24 cafes is already operational.The remaining cafes are already under implementation and are expected to be operational in a year time. The Cyber Cafes are fully Air-conditioned. The services offered at Cafes:- Internet browsing, Internet telephony, Scanning of documents, Video conferencing, Audio video chatting, printing of documents and CD writing etc.
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