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NOFN

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 Outline of Lecture

•About NOFN Project Of India.

•NOFN Applications For Government.
•NOFN ROADMAP
•NOFN Features.

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 NOFN
•NOFN is a Countrywide National Fibre Optical Network
project
•NOFN is a National Asset
•provide connectivity to 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats
(Village Govt Office) of the country using optical fiber,
which would ensure broadband connectivity with
adequate bandwidth.
•NOFN will be called as BharatNET
•NOFN will provide Non-discriminatory access to all the
Service Providers .This Telecom infrastructure which
will bridge the gap (digital divide) in rural access.
NOFN is being funded by the Universal Service
Obligation Fund (USOF).
 WHY NOFN?

The establishment of NOFN will open up new avenues

for access service providers like
mobile operators,
cable TV operators etc.
to launch next generation services and
spur creation of local employment opportunities
encompassing e-commerce and IT outsourcing, as well
as e-banking, e-health and e-education
BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS
It is observed that tentative bandwidth requirements
to run various applications ranges from 64 Kbps to 8
Mbps.
Bandwidth available via different BB technologies
Megabytes per Megabytes per
Connection Type Connection Type
second second
14.4 modem 0.014 ISDN 0.125
Wireless local
28.8 modem 0.028 0.127
area network
V.92 Modem 0.055 Satellite 0.391
Broadband over
100 kbps 0.098 0.488
power

Wireless Cellular 0.098 ADSL 0.625

 THE SOLUTION – TECHNOLOGY USED - GPON

•GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) will be used

for NOFN Project. GPON is an open standard
technology.
•The GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) achieves
higher bandwidth and higher efficiency using larger,
variable-length packets.
•point-to-multipoint scheme that enables a single
optical fiber to serve multiple premises.
C-DOT has done the Transfer of Technology for GPON
to manufacturers which includes both CPSUs and
private, to meet NOFN timely supply of equipments.
 NOFN -APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT

e-Monitoring and empowering of Various Govt Schemes like

NREGS (National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme)
IAY (Indira Awas Yojna)
NFSM (National Food Security Mission)
RKVY (Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna)
BRGF (Backward Regions Grant Fund)
RGGVY (Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojna)
NRHM (National Rural Health Mission)
SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) MdM (Mid Day Meal)
IWMP (Integrated Watershed Management Plan)
PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna)
ICDS (Integrated Child Development Scheme)
SGSY (Swaranjayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojna) Scheme for Universal
Access and Quality at Secondary Stage
NHM (National Horticulture Mission) Macro Management of Agriculture
Scheme Central Rural Sanitation Program
NLRMP (National Land Records Management Program)
TSC (Total Sanitation Campaign)
APDRP (Accelerated Power Development and Reform Program)
 NOFN -APPLICATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT

To meet Policy Aspiration for Broad Band

Teledensity of the country is 73%, while broadband density is
only 1.4%.
Vision: BB on demand
Increase rural teledensity from 35 to 60 by 2017 and 100 by 2020.
Affordable and reliable broadband on demand by 2015.
Achieve 175 Million Connection by 2017
And 600 Million Connection by 2020 at minimum 2 mbps speed
and higher speed upto 100 mbps on demand.
Recognize Telecom and BB connectivity as a basic necessity like
education and health and work towards, “ Right to Broadband”
Many Information and communication (ICT) application such as e-
commerce, e-banking, e-governance, e- education and tele-
medicine require high speed internet connectivity.
NOFN APPLICATIONS IN PANCHAYATS

Panchayat Management:-
Gram sabha meetings, village records,
updating of citizen databases,
Effective performance monitoring of Panchayats.
Community Participation :-
Intra-village, Intra-district sharing of practices and
resources ,
Communication with Block, and District
Knowledge Dissemination :-
Sharing of Agricultural practices, productivity
techniques ,
Small enterprises, Vocational learning
NOFN APPLICATIONS IN PANCHAYATS

Delivery of Citizen Services:-

Delivery of services including Health, Education and
Finance, etc ,
Single point of Government to citizen interaction for
Centrally sponsored/Central sector/ State sponsored
schemes ,Grievance redressal.
Developmental planning :-
Road, transportation and power connectivity ,
Knowledge connectivity in the form of good
educational & training institutions ,
Provision of drinking water and up-gradation of
existing health facilities ,
Market connectivity to enable farmers to get the best
prices for their produce.
 NOFN ROADMAP

•Bridge the gap in Aggregation Layer by extending the

existing networks
•2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats (Village Govt Office) to be
connected on Optical Fiber
•Approx 100 MB bandwidth at each Gram Panchayat
•Non discriminatory Access to all SPs
•Access Layer OFC to be provided through market
dynamics
•CUG connectivity to be provided at Gram Panchayats
(Village Govt Office) for G2C services
•Approx 5 lakh km new incremental OFC required
•Approx 4 to 5 lakh km of dark fiber from existing OFCs
of BSNL/Railtel/Powergrid required on long term lease
basis
•A High Level Committee (HLC) formed on 25-April-11
to guide the project
 ROLE OF BBNL (BHARAT BROADBAND NETWORK LIMITED)

•BBNL is a The Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to

implement and operate the project
•BBNL is a PSU set up under companies act by Govt of
India under Rule 1956 has been registered on Feb 25,
2012 for management and Operation of NOFN.
•BBNL is in the process of building the National Optical
Fiber Network (NOFN) that aims at providing
broadband connectivity up to all 2,50,000 Gram
Panchayats (Village Govt Office) across India.
•As part of this initiative, BBNL outsources the work of
laying fiber initially connecting approximately 50,000
Gram Panchayats (Village Govt Office), that in turn
laying an estimated 120,000 kilometres of optical fiber
cable and connecting it to pre-determined end points.
 NOFN FEATURES

•GIS mapping of all BSNL OFC routes completed and

validated once
•Detailed survey will be conducted by respective Circle
through Nodal Unit created in each SSA of BSNL
•L-14 diagrams prepared for each OLT
•NMS by CDOT
•Estimate to be prepared by the SSA on the basis of
detailed survey and plan
•Estimate will be sanctioned by BBNL
•NOFN shall be built using indigenous hardware e.g
GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) will be used
for NOFN Project)
 NOFN FEATURES

•NOFN shall provide at least 100 mbps at the

panchayat level in exchange of right of way by states,
with backhaul up to district level.
•NOFN shall be a 365x24 reliable, robust, scalable and
available IP capable network to ensure continuous
availability of services.
•NOFN Shall Lease Dark Fiber / Lambda (Launch Alien
Lambda) / Bandwidth On Long term Lease (IRU) from
BSNL, RailTel, PowerGrid and others as and when
necessary on the existing and available fiber.
•NOFN shall have a national network operating center
(NOC) using NMS with full visibility of the network, all
activities observable in real time, and controllable from
a central location at element level.
 PROGRESS OF NOFN PROJECT
•Govt of India has approved the project of NOFN
• 2.5 Lac Panchayats with minimum 100 Mbps speed
• Aimed at providing various E‐Gov applications,
• Support Telecom operators to roll out services in rural
areas thereby enabling access of best technologies to
the rural population.
• Amount of Rs 25,000 crores have already been
sanctioned by the Govt for this project which will be
funded through USOF (Universal service obligation
fund).
 BSNL: INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDER FOR NOFN
•Bandwidth Provider
•User of NOFN are access operators (TSPs/ISPs/Cable TV
Operators)
•Enable them to launch various access services
•B2B, No retailing ;Operator of operators (Carrier of Carriers)
•Non-discriminatory access to all licensed operators
•Seeks to trigger Ecosystem opening up new Rural markets
•Detailed survey conducted by respective Circle through Nodal
Unit created in each SSA of BSNL
•BSNL has been asked by the government to meet 70% of the
countrywide cable laying, trenching and ducting work to take
high-speed internet to 2.5 lakh village blocks.
•The total project involves laying 5 lakh route kms of optic fibre
cables.
 CONCLUSION
•Government of India has approved on 25-10-2011 for
the setting up of National Optical Fiber Network
(NOFN)
• NOFN provide connectivity to 2.5 lakh Gram
Panchayats (Village Govt Office) of the country using
optical fiber
•This is to be achieved utilizing the existing optical
fiber and extending it to the Gram Panchayats (Village
Govt Office) i.e. by bridging the gap in the Aggregation
Layer.
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