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SCAN SURVEY
PART C: INVENTORY EXISTING ICT INFRASTRUCTURE
Developing
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services for institutes
of higher education and research.
QUESTIONNAIRE
January 2000
General Information
Universidad
Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI
1. Description
of existing networking facilities
1.1 Inter-campus
networking
Describe in
brief inter-campus networking facilities (if any) by specifying
data communication links between campuses (or university’s
main compound) and individual buildings outside the campuses (or
main compound). Please specify for each link the points (buildings)
connected by the link, the distance the link is bridging, the
technology used and the capacity of the link.
If possible,
include a schematic drawing!
There is no
inter-campus Net at the moment.
At the present
time exist certain sectors of the University of the Recinto Simón
Bolívar that don't have connectivity, but in a future we
pretend to connect them through wireless communication, for example:
IES, Graduate degree UNI and others. We pretend to make the wireless
connection among the two Campus that belong to the National University
of Engineering.
1.2 Campus networks
Describe in
brief the networks available (if any) at the various campuses facilities
providing data communication connectivity to the individual buildings.
Do not include the description of LANs at the individual buildings!
Please specify buildings connected, distances, the technology used
and capacities. If possible, include a schematic drawing!
The Nets of
the two Campus of the National University of Engineering are described
in the point 1 that makes reference to the Description of the
Existent Services of Net and the diagrams of this services are
included in the Annex B.
The University
Camp “Simón Bolívar” has a Center of Central
Computation, located in the Building 03 belonging to Faculty of
Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEC), this consists of 03
plants (Lower plant (Basement), first Floor and second Floor).
In the lowest
Plant (Center of Computation)
Inside Center
of Computation exists two HUB , one that controls the internal
equipment inside it and the second HUB is the one that serves
as connection among the different switch that are located along
the enclosure. The speed of connection of this main switch is
for some lines
of 10/10 and
for the main lines of conection of 10/100.
First Floor:The
Laboratories of Computation Leyda Montenegro and Main Laboratory
are located", with a total capacity of 46 computers.
These laboratories
have a direct connection through a HUB Switch of the Center of
Computation with a connection of 100 Mbps.
Laboratory
Leyda Montenegro:30 Intel Pentium MMX, connection of 10Mbps.
Main laboratory
:16 Intel Pentium II, connect of 100 Mbps.
The HUB mentioned
above is linked to another Switch of 100 Mbps, to feed the following
offices: Radio Shack, Tecnosoluciones and Departure of Postgrado
FEC.
Starting from
the second switch that is connected with the main switch the connection
is carried out to 10 Mbps and it feeds the Superior Administrator
Manager that is composed by Parsonage, Academic Vice Parsonage,
Parsonage Vice General,Department of Investigation and General
Secretary. Of all these dependences connection only exists in
Academic Vice Parsonage, Vice Parsonage of Investigation and Development
and General Secretary. The second switch also feeds the Building
03 of the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEC)
that is composed by all the Departments of Computation, Vice Decanatura
and Careers of Special Modality.
Of the second
switch another switch is connected with a connection of 100 Mbps,
which feeds the Cyber Club that has 18 PC's and the whole physical
plant of the first floor and second floor of Faculty of Electrical
and Computer Engineering (FEC), besides feeding to the Laboratory
of the Faculty of Chemical Engineering that has 15 PC's and the
connection is carried out to a speed of 10 Mbps.
Lastly, we
have a central repeater that transfers information to a speed
of 100 Mbps and which connect the following departments: Department
of Communications, Department of Electronic, Department of Electric,
Laboratory of Simulation in which exists a small LANS that has
23 connected stations, Academic Secretary of the Faculty of Electrical
and Computer Engineering (FEC), with 4 PC's and a PC's with connection
NT exists.
In the Campus
Simón Bolívar some instances exist like: Registration
Central Academic, PIDMA, human resources, Department of Graduate
degree, Programs of Urban and Territorial Environmental Studies
that are not still connected, but some have communication with
Supplies of Services outside of the such University as: Telematix,
Alfanumeric, IBW, etc.
The information
with respect to the University Campus Pedro Araúz Palacios
is described in the figure A that is attached to this form. It
is necessary to highlight that the way in that it is described
in supposition form is for the fact that still we continue working
in the establishment of the physical conectivity, because in this
campus the ITC is relatively new and this is in amplification
process in the whole campus. However, that described in the annex
is taking to cavality point for point. In such way that what already
exists wired and connected it fulfills the specifications described
in such annex.
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First level
connectivity map for "Simon Bolivar" Campus... see
or dowload
Second and
Third level connectivity map for "Simon Bolivar" Campus...
see or download
1.3 LANs at
the individual buildings
In the University
Enclosure Simón Bolívar the Lans is distributed
in the following way:
Faculty of
Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEC) there are some conection
of 10 Mbps and another one of 100 Mbps, with UTP Rj45, Category
5, with an approximate capacity of 168 PC connected to Internet
and an approximate of 200 Electronic equipment connected to this
local net.
Laboratory
of Simulation - FEC: Here, we have a LAN with a Server Celeron
of 300 MHZ of speed that connects 22 workstations using Windows
NT.
Academic Registration
-FEC: there are a server with the following especification, Pentium
II that connects 2 PC's Intel Pentium of 233 MHZ with Windows
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Chemistry
Faculty: There are a local net with 6 computer Macinton with operating
system Mac OS through Internet , the physical means of communication
is UTP Rj45 Category 5.
Central registration:
Exist a Server Intel Inside Celeron with Windows NT and it connects
to 3 workstations through a Hub of 8 Ports of 10/10.
In the University
Enclosure Pedro Araúz the Lans is described in the following
way:
Faculty of
Sciences and Systems: A server Windows NT, Intel Pentium of 600
MHZ connect to a Central Switch that is linked using Optic Fiber
with a Switch located in the Laboratory of Sciences and Systems
that uses internaly Rj45 Category 5 and it connects using Windows
NT all the computer inside. This same switch has wireless connection
with CNEG, Academic Secretary F.C and S. and Graduate degree and
it connects 8 computers which communicate among them with Rj45
Category 5, besides possessing connection UTP Rj45 with Parsonage,
Administration, the different departments of the Faculty of Sciences
and Systems as: Department of Social, Department of Languages,
Department of Mathematical and Department of Physics. Also we
are carrying out the one wired structure to be able to connect
to all the departments and Laboratories of the faculty of Construction
and Faculty of Technology of the Industry. We have a server Linux
that has connection with 27 computers of the Laboratory of Systems.
Academic Secretary
–Construction’s Faculty: Here, we have a lan that has
a Server Intel pentium of 450 MHZ,it connects through a Hub of
16 Ports from 10/10 to 4 computer with which is carried out the
transfer of the Automatic System of Registration designed in Visual
Basic 5.0 with connection to Access 97 '.
We used as
a mean of transmission UTP Rj45 Category 5.
Multimedia
Center –Industrial Technology Faculty : there are a lan with
a Server Intel Pentium of 450 MHZ that connects through a HUB
of 16 Ports from 10/10 to 12 computers AT&T 486. Means of
Transmission RJ45 Category 5.
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1.4 Connection to Internet/e-mail
University
enclosure Simón Bolívar"
Center of
Communications located in the Basement belonging to the Faculty
of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEC): It is connected
to 64 Kbps with Telematic and it offers service to 168 workstations.
PIDMA: 1 connection
with Telematic.
Department
of Graduate degree: It is connected the Nodo Nicarao and IBW.
Program of
Urban and Territorial Environmental Studies belonging to the Faculty
of Architecture has a connection with Alfanumeric to 28.8 Kbps.
Central library
RUSB:It has conection with IBW to 36.6 Kbps
Chemistry
Faculty : It has conection with IBW to 36.6 Kbps
Tecnosoluciones:
It has conection with telematic.
University
enclosure “Pedro Araúz"
Center of
Communications located in the high plant of the Main Building
of the Enclosure belonging to the Faculty of Sciences and Systems:
It is connected to 64 Kbps with DATATEX using like means of Transmission
wireless communication of Packed Radio and at the moment it offers
service to 68 workstations.
Other such
dependences as: Decanatura, Academic Registration, Department
of Roads of Transport of the Construction’s Faculty has conection
with IBW through it lines phone to 36.6 Kbps. In a same way in
the Faculty of Technology of the Industry the decanato has its
conection with IBW using it lines phone.
1.5 Internet/e-mail
facilities for common use
Does he/she
have the university the central service of Internet/e-mail for
different abilities, departments, etc? if the answer is if, please
specify the configuration of the service, the localization of
the services and the name of the groups responsible for its operation
and maintenance shortly.
University
Campus ” Pedro Araúz P."
In this Campus
the services of Internet are given by the Center of Communications
that is in the Main Building especifically in Highest Plant.
This center
of communications is in charge of the maintenance and operability
of the whole net in the Campus and of offering the services of
Internet and E-mail. The current configuration consists on a proxy
server in which there are connected 68 workstations at the moment.
However,we continue carrying out the one wired corresponding to
connect bigger quantity of dependences. This proxy runs low Windows
NT and the connection with DATATEX it is a Wireless form from
Packed Radio to 64 Kbps. This Proxy is connected to a Bank of
Modems of 32 Ports. The connection of this proxy with some entities
is carried out through Optic Fiber that is connected Switch Hub
of 32 Ports.
University
Campus “Simón Bolívar"
In this enclosure
the services of Internet are given by the Center of Computations
that is in the Main Building, Basement. This center of computations
this in charge of the maintenance and operability of the whole
Net in the campus and of offering the services of Internet and
E-mail. The current configuration consists on a proxy server and
a Servant of Domains in which there are connected 168 workstations
at the moment. This runs low Unix and the connection with TELEMATIC
is Wireless form from Packed Radio to 64 Kbps. This Proxy is connected
to several switch/hub that serve as repeaters using UTP RJ45 Category
5.
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2. Other ICT
resources
2.1 Describe
briefly the major computerized information systems in use at your
university. Please indicate the number (estimate) of end-users for
each particular administration and if possible, the department considered
the main user.
University
Campus “Pedro Arauz P."
In our campus
we have 3 Faculties : Construction’s Faculty, Technology
of the Industry Faculty and Faculty of Sciences and Systems, as
well as administration.
In each Academic
Secretaries of each Faculties there are an automatic Registration
system , which are described next.
Construction’s
Faculty: System designed in Visual Basic Enterprise Edition and
connected to Access 97 '.
Technology
of the Industry Faculty : System designed in Visual Fox Pro
Faculty of
Sciences and Systems: System designed in Access 97 '.
University
Campus “Simón Bolívar"
Automatic
system of Registration that is been made using Informix, we are
thinking to make an unique countable system that it is not still
finished. There are a system of Payroll in human resources elaborated
in Sybase although at the moment the one that is used is one that
was designed in Access 97 '.
Academic secretary
of Chemistry: A system of academic control is taken, it was developed
in Clipper where it is controlled the registration, general records,
records of qualifications and several listings. The quantity of
users belongs to 2 people. This system is thinking to be improve.
Academic secretary
of the Architecture’s Faculty :The system of automatic registration
has not been concluded and it is developing in Access 97 ', in
this system they are goint to register some processes of registration,
for example, the student's inscription and registration of notes,
it is not goint to take in count the previous and precedences
, that system is going to run in a single computer. This Faculty
have a population of 500-550 students .
Academic secretary
FEC: System developed in Linux and Informix in 4PC's. Used by
4 users, 1 administrator and 3 operators. Total of students 1400.
500 in Computation Science, 400 in Electric and 600 in Electronics
Engeenier.
PIDMA:System
of Accounting. 2 people and only one computer. They also have
the system of hydrological modelation using Nike 11.(3 People
use it)
System of
Modelation Underground Waters FLOWPATH approximately among 8 to
10 people use it. (it is not continuous).
Library:
Micro CD-EASIES where databases are managed of lend of books,
statistical, inventories of books and others.
Totally concluded,
for the Administration of this software 2 exist you scheme and
a single user is the one that administers it.
Human resources:
System of Schedule of the National University of Engineering of
the two campus is managed, with a population of approximately
800 workers, this system is complete, they don't have conectivity
using net, although there are the finantial area without conection.
Approximate of computers: 12 computers.
2.2 What is
the number of PC’s in use within the administration (estimate):
In the “
Pedro Araúz” campus, the finantial area uses three
computers, which two of them are 586 with 233 MHZ of Speed, 32MB
of Memory and Hard Disks with capacity of 2.2GB, and the other
one is 486 with 166 MHZ of Speed, 8MB of Memory and Hard Disk
of 600MB.
In the “
Simón Bolivar” campus, the finantial area uses two
computers.
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2.3 What is
the number of PC’s in use at the central library (estimate):
In the “
Pedro Araúz” campus, main library have 23 computers
with the following characterists:
20 computer
Intel pentium II with 450 MHZ of Speed, 32 MB of Memory and Hard
Disks of 4.3 GB.
1 computer
Pentium II with 450 MHZ of Speed, 64 MB of Memory and SCSI Hard
Disk of 9.3 GB.
1 Computer
586 with 300 MHZ of Speed, 32 MB of Memory and Hard Disk of 4.3
GB.
1 Computer
486 with 166 MHZ of Speed, 16 MB of Memory and Hard Disk of 1.2
GB.
In the “
Simón Bolivar” campus , main library have 7 computers
in use and they are trying to get 11 more with the finantial support
of the project SAREC.
2.4 What is
the number of PC’s in use at for education and research (estimate):
If possible,
give estimates for each faculty, institute, school, other.
The information
of the Pedro Arauz campus is described detailed in the annex C.
2.5 Please indicate
the average condition of the present available PC’s.
In the pedro
Arauz campus there are around of 50% of the total computers with
a lifetime of 3 years ago and the other 50% are most actually,
for example, 686 or Pentium II with 450 MHZ, and they have at
least 32 MB of Memory and Hard Disks of 4.3 GB. Its lifetime is
around one years ago.
In the Simón
Bolivar Campus there are around 80% of old computers and the other
20% was recently acquired.
2.6 Please describe
in brief the condition of the electricity supply system at your
university:
Actually,
there are 6 transformer station that are identified as:
T1: This one
has a capacity of 3*50 Kva.
Places that
it feed: Library, Bookstore, House of keepers, Bar UNI and the
classroom building 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and UNEN. This one is working
with 70% of Nominal Charge.
T2: This one
has a capacity of 3*100 Kva.
Places that
it feed: Arquitectural building (3 plants); building number 02(2
plants). This one is working with 60% of Nominal Charge.
T3: This one
has a capacity of 3*75 Kva.
Places that
it feed: Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEC)
Building (FEC)
Administration
Module and Enviroment Engeeniering Module.
This one is
working with 75% of Nominal Charge.
T4: This one
has a capacity of 3*100 Kva.
Places that
it feed: 03 building-Computation Faculty ( 2 Plants and Basement),
08 Building Top Management, Clothes room, Bar and Swimming Pool
Bar, Kitchen, Dinning Room, and others.
In this sector
we have the emergency electrical plant with capacity of 150Kva,
it is a manually plant and it feed totally the 03 building, 08
building only at the top management, telephonic plant.
This one
is working with 65% of Nominal Charge.
T5: This is
a monophasic transformer of 10 Kva.
Places that
if feeds: Students Houses and the peripheric ilumination.
This one is
working with 40% of Nominal Charge.
T5: This is
a monophasic transformer of 37.5 Kva.
Places that
if feeds: Building of specially degree UNI.
This one is
working with 48% of Nominal Charge.
The energetic
system has problem of estability in the level of tension, the
continuity of this service is o.k., this system is not usually
out of service.
According
to the percentage before indicated, it is obvious that most of
the transformers bankers are able to suministrate more charge.
The information
of the energetic system from the pedro arauz campus is described
in annex D.
ICT resources
available outside the university
The following
questions are related to ICT resources (expertise, services) which
may be available outside the university but within the country.
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2.7 Are there
one or more Internet Service Providers in the country? If so, please
mentioned their names, location and - if possible - the maximum
bandwidth the ISP can provide:
- Company:
TELEMATIX, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
- Company:
IBW, located in Managua, Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
- Company:
IDEAY, located in Managua, Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
- Company:
NICANET, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
- Company:
TERANET, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
- Company:
ALFANUMERIC, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
(Most of the
companies are ofering 512 Kbps as a maximum bandwidth, but including
their traffic from other clients. In case of 512 Kbps only for Universities
such bandwidth should be contracted explicitly, forcing the ISP
to increase the total bandwidth available)
2.8 Does one
of the ISPs offer VSAT-services (access to the Internet through
a satellite ground station). If the answer is yes, please mentioned
the name, address, telephone, fax and e-mail address of the ISP
(if available):
· Company:
TELEMATIX, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2783131
Fax: (505)
2786328
Email: acliente@tmx.com.ni
· Company:
IBW, located in Managua, Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2786328
Fax: (505)
2785763
Email: info@ibw.com.ni
· Company:
IDEAY, located in Managua, Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2774000
Fax: (505)
2774411
Email: zambrana@ideay.net.ni
· Company:
NICANET, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2785528
Fax: (505)
2787898
Email: pacm@datatex.com.ni
· Company:
TERANET, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2788000
Fax: (505)
2780041
Email: lcasco@teranet.com.ni
· Company:
ALFANUMERIC, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2783200
Fax: (505)
2786328
Email: www.alfanumeric.com.ni
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2.9 Are there
any companies active in Nicaragua who could possibly be contracted
for the installation of wireless communication networks. If the
answer is yes: please give the name/address details (if available):
· Company:
TECNOSOLUCIONES, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2705125
Fax: (505)
2705126
Email: tecnosol@tmx.com.ni
· Company:
MERINCO, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2651166
Fax: (505)
2650818
Email: webmaster@merinco.com.ni
· Company:
IBW, located in Managua, Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2786328
Fax: (505)
2785763
Email: info@ibw.com.ni
· Company:
IDEAY, located in Managua, Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2774000
Fax: (505)
2774411
Email: zambrana@ideay.net.ni
· Company:
NICANET, located in Managua. Maximum bandwidth 512 Kbps
Phone: (505)
2785528
Fax: (505)
2787898
Email: pacm@datatex.com.ni
2.10 Are there
any companies active in Nicaragua who could possibly be contracted
for installation of optical fibre networks. If the answer is yes:
please give the name/address details (if available):
· Company:
TECNOSOLUCIONES, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2705125
Fax: (505)
2705126
Email: tecnosol@tmx.com.ni
· Company:
MERINCO, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2651166
Fax: (505)
2650818
Email: webmaster@merinco.com.ni
· Company:
IBW, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2786328
Fax: (505)
2785763
Email: info@ibw.com.ni
· Company:
IDEAY, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2774000
Fax: (505)
2774411
Email: zambrana@ideay.net.ni
· Company:
NICANET, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2785528
Fax: (505)
2787898
Email: pacm@datatex.com.ni
· Company:
MICROSA, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2668915
Fax: (505)
2668916
Email: microsa@ibw.com.ni
2.11 Are there
any companies active in Nicaragua who could possibly be contracted
for LAN cabling networks. If the answer is yes: please give the
name/address details (if available):
· Company:
TECNOSOLUCIONES, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2705125
Fax: (505)
2705126
Email: tecnosol@tmx.com.ni
· Company:
MERINCO, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2651166
Fax: (505)
2650818
Email: webmaster@merinco.com.ni
· Company:
IBW, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2786328
Fax: (505)
2785763
Email: info@ibw.com.ni
· Company:
IDEAY, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2774000
Fax: (505)
2774411
Email: zambrana@ideay.net.ni
· Company:
NICANET, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2785528
Fax: (505)
2787898
Email: pacm@datatex.com.ni
· Company:
MICROSA, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2668915
Fax: (505)
2668916
Email: microsa@ibw.com.ni
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2.12 Are there
any companies active in Nicaragua who could possibly be contracted
for delivering and installation of Internet/e-mail server systems,
including provision of staff training. If the answer is yes: please
give the name/address details (if available):
· Company:
TECNOSOLUCIONES, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2705125
Fax: (505)
2705126
Email: tecnosol@tmx.com.ni
· Company:
MERINCO, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2651166
Fax: (505)
2650818
Email: webmaster@merinco.com.ni
· Company:
IBW, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2786328
Fax: (505)
2785763
Email: info@ibw.com.ni
· Company:
IDEAY, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2774000
Fax: (505)
2774411
Email: zambrana@ideay.net.ni
· Company:
NICANET, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2785528
Fax: (505)
2787898
Email: pacm@datatex.com.ni
· Company:
MICROSA, located in Managua.
Phone: (505)
2668915
Fax: (505)
2668916
Email: microsa@ibw.com.ni
3. Plans for
building ICT Infrastructure
3.1 Are there
any plans (proposals, technical designs, other) for building an
ICT infrastructure spanning the whole (or parts of the) university?
If the answer is yes, can these plans be made available to the consultants?
Future plans
for connectivity at "Simon Bolivar" Campus
See or Download the diagram
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