NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER OF CHELYABINSK-70

Petunin Sergei
Institute of Technical Physics
Russian Federal Nuclear Center
Snezhinsk (Chelyabinsk-70)
E-mail: petunin@ch70.chel.su

1. PROJECT GOAL

   Network Information Center (NIC) shall provide telecommunication and information services to organizations and enterprises of Snezhinsk and other towns the north of Chelyabinsk region. Center shall carry out the following main task:

   • to create public town computer network and to maintain it in future
   • to provide various network information services and applications
   • to set up a high speed satellite channel to have access to the WAN and to establish a regional network node
   • to develop network software

2. EXPENDITURES

   Project implementation requires investments in amount of 250,000 US dollars with the payback in 5 years. Initial funds are to be spent on:

   • purchasing computer and communication equipment
   • setting up new and leasing existing communication lines
   • building and leasing offices and production areas

3. ACTUAL CHARACTER OF THE PROJECT

   Exceptional importance of new communications based on network computer technology is evident today. Thus it is extremely important to arrange modern communications services in Snezhinsk, where there is a number of different highly developed enterprises. Public town computer network shall be the base for creation of integrated town information space. Project allows to solve the problem of setting up high-grade and high speed communication lines with Chelyabinsk, Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk-65 and the largest WAN.

4. SUBSCRIBERS

   The following Snezhinsk organizations are planned to become the subscribers of the integrated town computer network:

   • Russian Federal Nuclear Center - VNIITF
   • Snezhinsk administration and its services
   • Bodies of home affairs, State Traffic Inspectorate, public prosecutor's department
   • Military registration and enlistment office
   • Medical unit
   • Educational system
   • Mass media (radio, TV, etc.)
   • Numerous commercial organizations

   Banks also should be considered to be potential consumers of computer data communication system, but they might require the creation of special secret fragment of this network.

   When the high speed channel is connected to the WAN, NIC will become the regional network node for the enterprises of the north of Chelyabinsk region and, perhaps, Ekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk.

5. SERVICES

   NIC shall provide the following services:

   1. Communication services:
   • e-mail
   • high-grade fax transmission
   • teleconferences
   • satellite videoconferences
   2. Network services:
   • file transmission through the network
   • access to remote computers
   3. Information services:
   • development of specialized databases
   • arrangement of local and regional teleconferences
   4. Software development
   5. Creation of the local networks
   6. Technical maintenance of communication equipment
   7. Consultations and tuition

6. TECHNOLOGY

   All the telecommunication system ad network in Snezhinsk are planned to be implemented in internet-technology on the base of TCP/IP.

7. STAFF

   Staff is planned to consist of 20-30 specialists. NIC is supposed to have 3 teams:

   • administration (3-5 pers.)
   • technical department (12-17 pers.)
   • business department (5-8 pers.)

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