sicanet
GLOBAL NETWORKING
Section 1: Coordinates
Name of the network: Prospective
Contact person/point: Dr. Izzeldin Osman
Postal Address: P.O. Box 3297, Khartoum, Sudan
Telephone Number: 0029411772508
Fax Number: None
E-mail address: None
Section 2: Network Prospective
1. Scope of the network: (check all that apply)
Academic [x]
General Research [x]
Government [x]
NGO [x]
Commercial [x]
Special Interest Group [ ] Specify
Other [ ] Specify
2. Description:
Operating since:NA
Registered users:NA
Active users:NA
(connected at least once a month during the last 3 months)
3. Approximately, what percent of your
users would you estimate as being:
36 University and research faculty staff
0 University students
20 Government employees
15 Commercial employees
10 NGO employees
10 Employees of International organizations
0 Other
4. Do you charge for services? Yes [x] No [ ]
If Yes, specify charging methods(check all that apply):
Free to end users
Fixed charges to end users
X Variable (usage-based) charge to end users
Free to end institutions(such as a university)
Fixed charged to institutions
Variable (usage-based) charge to institutions
5. What is the approximate annual budget for your network
connection and/or information center? No Answer USA$
6. Of that budget, approximately what percent is used for:
0.0%
_____ communication equipment
_____ computer equipment
_____ communication charges
_____ technical staff
_____ management staff
_____ support staff
_____ facilities
_____ software
_____ overhead
_____ other ______________________
7. Type(s) of connection(s) or gateway(s) out of your country
No Answer Given
_____ IP
_____ UUCP
_____ Fidonet
_____ Bitnet
_____ Other _______________________
8. Communication links(s) out of your country (for each link)
No Answer Given
Speed __________
Leased or switched __________
Communication vendor __________ No Answer Given
Connection point __________
9. Approximately, what percent of your users have:
10 Mail only
0 dial-in access to a command line account on a host
0 dial-in SLIP/PPP connectivity
0 full-time IP connectivity
10. Approximately, what percent of hosts on your network run:
0.0%
_______ an FTP server
_______ a WWW (http) server
_______ a Gopher server
_______ a list server
_______ a news server
_______ a dial-up bulletin board
_______ a library catalogue
_______ other
11. Of the hosts of your network, what of each type?
50% Personal computers running DOS
50% Personal computers running Microsoft Windows
0 Personal computers running Unix
0 Personal computers running Mac OS
0 Unix workstations
0 Other workstations
0 Unix minicomputers
0 Other minicomputers
0 Unix mainframes
0 Other mainframes
0 Other 0 Netware
12. Approximately, what percent of the hosts in your network
communicate via:
0.0%
____ IP
____ UUCP
____ Fido
____ Bitnet
____ Other ________________
Media:
Comments (plans, etc.):
Section 4: Help-desk and user support
No Answers Given for Entire Section
1. Is there a help-desk or other central point for queries? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Postal address:
Telephone Number:
e-mail address:
2. Is a general user guide available? Yes [ ] No [ ]
Paper [ ] Electronic [ ]
3. User group support activities
Describe activities to support user groups in using the
network.
4. Training activities and workshops
Describe activities to train and inform user support
staff.
5. Other activities
Describe any other activities on your network you
consider relevant. Comments (plans, etc.):
Section 5: Success stories
Could you give some examples of users or applications which best
illustrate the value of your network: No Response.