National Knowledge Network

National Knowledge Network

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Abbreviation	NKN
Formation	2009
Type	public
Legal status	Active
Headquarters	New Delhi
Region served	India
Membership	Educational and Research Institutions
Official language	English
Key people	Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram Dr. Sam Pitroda Prof. S.V. Raghavan Dr. B.K. Gairola Mr. R.S. Mani
Budget	Rs. 5990 Crores
Website	www.nkn.in

Primary ASN	9885 55824 55847
Traffic Levels	70-80 Gbps

National Knowledge Network (NKN) (Hindi: राष्ट्रीय ज्ञान संजाल) is a multi-gigabit network, whose purpose is to provide a unified high speed network backbone for educational institutions in India.

Details

The NKN consists of an ultra-high speed CORE (multiples of 10 Gbit/s), complimented with a distribution layer at appropriate speeds. Participating institutions at the Edge will connect to the National Knowledge Network seamlessly at speeds of 1 Gbit/s or higher. 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.

IP and ASn Resources of NKN

National Knowledge Network has got the following resources from APNIC (Regional Internet registry for Asia-Pacific Region).

IPv6 Segment—

1. 2405:8A00::/32

IPv4 Segment—

1. 14.139.0.0/16
2. 180.149.48.0/20

AS Numbers—

1. 9885
2. 55824
3. 55847

IPv6 implementation in NKN

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.

DNSSEC Status in NKN

NKN is DNSSEC enabled.
For more information about the same, pl. visit http://dnsviz.net/d/nkn.in/dnssec/

NKN Public Lecture Series

Lecture	Where	When	About	Participants
First Lecture	New Delhi, India	23 Jan 2013	Democratising information, justice, equality and the rule of law	Delhi University and 500 Other Institutes

NKN Annual National Workshops

Workshop	Where	When	About	Organizer
Fourth NKN Annual Workshop	JNTU Hyderabad	21 & 22 January 2016	NKN at the Core of Cyber Space	National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
NKN Third Annual National Workshop	IIT Guwahati	15–17 December 2014	Next-Generation Network (NGN)	National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
NKN Second Annual National Workshop	IISc Bangalore	17–19 October 2013	Enhancing Research Collaborations through NKN	National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
NKN First National Workshop	IIT Bombay, Mumbai	31 October -2 November 2012	The e-Infrastructure of India	National Informatics Centre (NIC) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-B)

Selected snapshots of NKN 2nd Workshop are available at http://nkn-india.blogspot.in/2013/08/2nd-nkn-national-workshop.html

Events

Event	Where	When	About	Organizer
GARUDA-NKN Partners Meet 2013	SAIACS CEO Center Auditorium, Bangalore	25 & 26 July 2013		C-DAC and NKN
GARUDA-NKN Partners Meet 2014	NIAS Auditorium, IISC Campus, Bangalore	19 & 20 September 2014		C-DAC and NKN
GARUDA-NKN Partners Meet 2015	NIAS Auditorium, IISC Campus, Bangalore	10 & 11 September 2015		C-DAC and NKN

References

Sources

• NKN as per DEITY
• NKN Concept, Design and Realization by Prof S V Raghavan
• NKN to cover 1500 institutes. Business Standard
• GARUDA-NKN. Gardua India

External links

• Official website

• Gigabit Ethernet