A campus LAN (Local Area Network) has been set which connects together approximately 850 computers spread over the NPL campus. The network utilises a mixture of optical fibre, UTP cables and switches. The internet access is provided through a gateway to the external world via a 2 Mbps radio link and 2 Mbps leased line to the ERNET at the department of Electronics. Email and Internet services are thus brought to the user’s desktops.

CCF has established and is actively maintaining various servers namely Mail, Web, LTSP, Intranet, DHCP, DNS, Router, Bridge, Anti-virus, Backup, Database and Other Dept. servers for providing networking, mailing and backup services. A schematic of the set up is shown in the figure below.

CCF has started the initiative to establish a new Data Center facility. Migration to improved infrastructure, with new servers to improve of the quality of service has been already completed. Multilayered firewall, anti-spam engine, antivirus solution have been implemented to enhance the overall network security.