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013.10 Tunesia
by Nejib Abida <abida@tnearn.bitnet>
Tunisian Academic and research network
Facilities
Electronic mail
File transfer
Remote interactive access
Contact Nejib ABIDA BP 212 Cite mahrajane 1082 Tunis-TUNISIA
telephone:+216 1 787 757 Fax:+216 1 787 827 email:
Tunisia, through the research center called IRSIT, is making effort to connect
universities and number of research organisations. Today, there is three
international node at IRSIT (Institut Regional des Sciences Informatiques et
des Telecommunications)-Tunis -TUNISIA which are a EARN/BITNET node,X.400 mail
facilities and Internet node. Users outside IRSIT are connected to IRSIT via
X.25 and dial-up modem.
Addressing
bitnet address x400 address internet address
Architecture IRSIT uses a x.25 public network to support NJE for EARN/BITNET,
TCP/ip for Internet and X.400 for x400 mail facilities.
Future plans connecting universities and research centers as nodes, uses a
leased line and multiprotocol routers to share BITNET and INTERNET traffic.
IRSIT is making effort to establish international nodes in north africa Algeria
and Morocco as members of EARN, will be connected to this network, and contacts
with EMI, in Morocco, and CERIST in Algeria, have been made in order to
undertake the first steps toward the establishment of a research Network for
the Maghreb (Maghrebnet).
Mr. Abida is the IRSIT (Institut Regional des Sciences Informatiques et des
Telecommunications) network manager and I am in charge to develop the research
and academic network in Tunisia.