REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Report on: National Workshop on Computer Networking (NWCN)-2010 Inaugural Session: (L to R: Er. RS Vyas, Dr. SS Rathore, Prof. A.K. Sharma, Prof. S.S.Chahal, Prof. VK Srivastava, Dr. RS Shekhawat, Dr. Dharm Singh) A three days national workshop on computer Networking (NWCN-2010) was organized by Computer Society of India- Udaipur Chapter, The Institution of Engineers (India), Udaipur Local Centre and Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, Udaipur during 17-19 May, 2010 at Techno Campus, Udaipur Rajasthan. A book entitled "A Practical Approach towards Computer Networking" authored by Dr. Dharm Singh, Honorary Secretary Udaipur Chapter and Organizing Secretary was released by hon'ble vice-chancellor Prof. S.S. Chahal in the inaugural function of the workshop which covers hands-on networking laboratory experiments design. Objectives of the workshop were hand-on computer networking trying to make education in computer networking more concrete. Traditional courses in networking do not provide hands-on access to Internet equipment and software. In fact, courses that provide exposure to actual network environments are still mostly absent in an undergraduate curriculum. The workshop covered hands-on networking laboratory experiments which are complement components to classroom lectures of Computer Networks. A design of such lab sessions was presented with the goal to help students in academic studying environment to gain some industry-oriented training and deepen their understanding of networking technologies learned from textbooks and classroom lectures. It included network-device configuration, network topology design and setup, network packet analysis and network troubleshooting. With the release of very first announcement of this workshop, a large number of academicians, scientists, researchers and technocrats/ industrialists showed keen interest to participating in this workshop.
The workshop was scheduled to be deliberated in eleven different keynote sessions which includes key notes addresses and hand-on experience. Dr. Dharm Singh organizing secretary of this workshop delivered "NJR Memorial Lecturer" with practical issues pertinent to Communication over network. Almost 200 delegates from different sates: Haryana, Uttar Pardesh, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan are participated in the workshop. Hon ble Vice Chancellor of MPUAT, Udaipur Prof. S.S. Chahal was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function of the workshop along with Prof. Virendra Kumar Shrivastava Dean, CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur as the Guest of Honour. The Key Note Speaker of the session was Prof. A. K. Sharma, Dean and Head (CSE), YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad. Hon ble Chief Guest Prof. S.S Chahal shared his views about the development of computer networking in the rural areas for the development of farmers and their betterment. Guest of Honour Prof. Virendra Kumar Shrivastava gave some knowledge on the advancement in the field of computer networking. Er. R.S. Vyas, Chairman, Organizing Committee welcomed all the guests and students to the workshop and also shared the information about the MOU signed between Techno India NJR Institute of Technology and Sheffield Hallam University U.K. Final year student can move in Sheffield Hallam University U.K. for their betterment. Dr. R.S Shekawat, Chairman, CSI, Udaipur Chapter gave a brief information about the Computer Society of India. Dr. S.S. Rathore Chairman, IE(I),ULC shared their his views about the Institution and its development Dr. Dharm Singh, Organising secretary has expressed that workshop will provide a strong base to the computer networking education as the conventional degree level syllabus of networking does not provide complete information about the necessity of networking and its software. The practical session in the workshop will be complimentary to the theoretical knowledge obtain by the students in the classrooms lecture. The other aspects covered during the workshop were about the current network industry, the recent trends in hardware and software, their design set-up, packet analysis and addressing networking faults. Audience during technical sessions of NWCN-2010 2
On May 18, 2010 Technical Sessions by Mr. Nitesh Mathur-CISCO System Inc., Mr. Uttam M. Sharma- RNS Infotech, Jaipur, Mr. Jitendra Jhakad, RNS Infotech, Jaipur and Mr. Arvind Sharma, CEG, Government of Rajasthan gave a brief idea about the hands-on experiment on Computer Networking with multimedia presentations. Er. Nitesh Mathur- CISCO System India discussed about application regarding Networking i.e., Current Challenges, Cisco Solutions and Demo of IP Communicator, WEBEx and showed the practical implementation of the IP Communicator and WebEx Software. He also showed live demo of web conferencing from Bangalore. Mr. Uttam Sharma, Director RNS Infotech, Jaipyr, gave knowledge about routers and switching techniques using multimedia presentation. Mr. Arvind Sharma-CEG, Govt. of Raj, Jaipur introduced about the packet tracers, Packet analysis and network Trouble shooting and participants learn about concepts of packet tracers and their analysis. Mr. Jitendra Jhakar, RNS Infotech,Jaipur, He taught about the Cisco three layers Hierarchical model and the broadcast and collision domain He gave a view about dividing a single LAN into VLAN. Mr. Manoj Asawra from E-connect Solutions, Udaipur, He showed us how does a cramping of LAN Cables is done and also showed detailed knowledge about configure switches, cross cables and straight cables and their uses. (L to R: Dr. PN Goswami, Dr. SS Rathore, Sh. S.N. Jindal, Prof. BoB Harris, Prof. Dharmendra Shadija, Er. RS Vyas, Dr. Dharm Singh) On May 19, 2010 a Valedictory Function of NWCN-2010 was organized. Chief Guest was Prof. Bob Harris- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University and Guest of Honour were Prof Dharmendra Shadija- Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University and Sh. S. N. Zindal- Former Director General, Software Technology Parks of India. 3
Audience Valedictory session of NWCN-2010 (Front row: L to R- Mr. SC Bhatia, Prof. SC Bhatia, Prof. SK Sharma, Prof. GL Bhatia, Mrs. J. Jain) The Chief Guest Bob Harris presented about the UK project implementation and how Indian people can celebrate the project with U.K. University. Prof Dharmendra Shadija gave the brief Idea about the semantic web. Sh. Sh. S. N. Zindal advice, the technical Institution should be associated with industries associated project. Prof. P.N. Goswami gave the Vote of thanks. PTO 4
Report on: World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)-2010 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD)-2010 was organized by Computer Society of India- Udaipur Chapter, The Institute of Engineers (India), Udaipur Local Centre and Techno India NJR Institute of Technology, Udaipur on 17 May, 2010 at Techno Campus, Udaipur Rajasthan. (L to R: Er. RP Gupta, Sh, KP Lall, Prof. RK Aeron, Dr. SS Rathor, Prof. S.C. Bhatia) May 17, has been Declared as The World Telecommunication and Information Society Day to Acknowledge the Role of ICT in the Advancement of the World. The Chief Guest of the Inaugural Session on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day Function was Er. R.P. Gupta, Ex- President IE(I) and Vice President World Federation of Engineering Organization. Sh. K.P. Lall, National Coordinator- United Nations Industrial Development Organization and Dr.Suresh Bhatia, Member Executive committee, Computer Society of India were the Guest of Honour. The Keynote Speaker was Prof R.K. Aeron, Director-Pacific Institute of Technology, Udaipur. Er. R.S. Vyas Chairman, Organising Committee welcomed all the guests and students to the celebration and technical workshop session and also shared the information about the MOU signed between Techno India NJR Institute of Technology and Sheffield Hallam University U.K. Final year student can move in Sheffield Hallam University U.K. for their betterment. Dr. R.S Shekawat Chairman, CSI, Udaipur Chapter gave a brief information about the Computer Society of India. Dr. S.S. Rathore Chairman, IE(I),ULC shared his views about activities of the 5
Institution for betterments of engineers. Dr. Dharm Singh, Organizing Secretary, read the letter issued by ITU and gave his views about the importance of ICTs in Urban areas. (L to R: Prof. AK Sharma, Er. RP Gupta, Dr. Dharm Singh) The Techno India NJR WTISD Award-2010 hearby conferred upon Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma Dean YMCA, University of Science and Technology, Faridabad ( Haryana) in recognition of his significant contribution in the field of Information and Communication Technologies. The Award is presented on the occasion of celebration of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD -2010) i.e., 17th May, 2010 at Udaipur (Rajasthan) with cheque of rupees twenty one thousand. As the teenagers is the future of the country so to know their views about ICTs an Essay competition was organized on the theme "Better city, Better life with ICTs". 107 students participated from various schools. Best three essays were selected and will be awarded in their respective school. A poster presentation was also organized and three entries were selected for award. (L to R: Er. Deepika Pokharna, Er. RN Mathur, Er. Nilay Mathur, Er. JK Verma, Ashok Jetawat) 6
A technical session was also organized chaired by Er. R.N. Mathur GMTD, BSNL. Udaipur. Expert Panelists were Er. Deepika Pokharna, DGM, BSNL, Udaipur, Er. J.K. Verma,Technical Director, NIC, Udaipur, Er. Nilay Mathur, Director, NIIT, Udaipur, Er. Ashok Jetawat, Director IICC, Udaipur. Audience during technical session of WTISD-2010: (Front row: L to R- Dr. SS Rathore, Sh. K.P. Lall, Er. RP Gupta, Er. HV Paliwal, Prof. KN Nag, Prof. NK Purohit) There was interesting discussion and many queries were asked by the participants. PTO 7
Recommendations: 1. Networks make it easy to establish ad-hoc collaborating communities of people and computing devices. The devices should be configured and reconfigured automatically, as nodes appear, migrate, and disappear. 2. The demand for network technologies and communications is large and growing rapidly. Networking should be on-demand, with whomever or whatever they want, regardless of time or location. To meet these requirements, industry has invested heavily in a variety of wireless and wireline communications technologies, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. 3. Hands-on networking laboratory experiments are complement components to classroom lectures of Computer Networks. By learning from the networking laboratory experiments, students in academic studying environment gain some industry-oriented training and deepen their understanding of what they have learned from textbooks and classroom lecturers. The underlying rationale is that direct interactions with networking devices help students to learn from the practice. 4. The laboratory facility has the flexibility to allow students to experiment with and explore the issues and challenges associated with networked computing systems and communication structures. 5. Hands-on networking laboratory experiments should be in the syllabus of undergraduate level students. The hands-on experience with software and hardware will improve their understanding of the underlying principles and concepts in computer networks while better preparing them for employment or graduate studies. 6. The Design of physical infrastructure should be scalable. 7. Planning for laying the optical fibre cable for Gagabit connectivity should be decided by administration of the city by assuming that each and every house will be connected through optical fiber up to 2020. Physical infrastructure can be implemented by the concept of Public Private Business partner. Like a road transport toll tax can be taken to compensate the cost of laying of physical media and maintenance in future. The proper layout and drawing should be available with the administration. Further digging and cutting of roads should not be allowed to any internet service provider and cable T.V operators they can leased the fibre cable from administration. 8. Once the Gagabit connectivity is available at user premises all ICTs applications like e- education, tele-medicine, tele-agriculture, e-market, e-billing and other online services can be access at their home on payment basis. 9. Wireless connectivity in the urban areas can also be monitor by the administration, so interference of the information can be minimized. Dr. Dharm Singh (Organising Secretary) 8