HEC launches advanced research network

ISLAMABAD (PPI) - The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has now launched the advanced Pakistan Education and Research Network (PERN) which has been connected to other global Research & Education Networks (RENs), viz the Internet2 of USA, Asia-Pacific Advanced Network of continents of Asia and Australia, and GEANT2 network of National RENs of European countries.

This link is a result of joint efforts of the HEC and the National Science Foundation of USA who equally co-funded a dedicated link from PERN to Internet2.

The PERN now has a total R&E link capacity of 155 Mbps and it is now leading in South Asia being three times bigger than the linking capacity of India’s Education & Research Network (ERNet) which is connected to global R&E network over a 45 Mbps link.