Bangalore-based Network Solutions (NetSol), a system integrator offering network consultancy and SI is setting up the network infrastructure for IT.com 2002 for the fifth time. The company is using active components such as switches, routers, LAN Ethernet cards sponsored by Cisco, while the passive components such as optic fibre cables, CAT 5 cables, I/Os and connectors are being supplied by Tyco Electronics.

The Internet gateway for the IT.com event is provided by Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). It has set up an earth station at Palace Grounds that will have two gateways. In addition there will be a back-up VSAT link from STPI. The output from these antennas will be connected to a Cisco 2699 series central router.

Nagesh Ramdas, project manager at NetSol says, “For the campus network we are laying a kilometre of fibre cables with three junctions where the CAT 5 cables will be connecting all the pavilions. About 500 kilometres of CAT 5 cable have been laid to connect the pavilions. We are providing connections to 800 nodes.”

Tyco and Cisco are sponsoring passive components and active components worth Rs 10 lakh and Rs 75 lakh respectively. NetSol is spending Rs 2.5 lakh for setting up the networking.